Convert attometer to gigameter
Please provide values below to convert attometer [am] to gigameter [Gm], or Convert gigameter to attometer.
How to Convert Attometer to Gigameter
1 am = 1e-27 Gm
Example: convert 15 am to Gm:
15 am = 15 × 1e-27 Gm = 1.5e-26 Gm
Attometer to Gigameter Conversion Table
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Attometer
An attometer is a unit of length in the metric system equal to 10^-18 meters.
History/Origin
The prefix "atto-" for 10^-18 was adopted by the CGPM (General Conference on Weights and Measures) in 1964.
Current Use
The attometer is used in high-energy physics to describe the scales relevant to quarks and leptons.
Gigameter
A gigameter is a unit of length in the metric system equal to 10^9 meters.
History/Origin
The prefix "giga-" for 10^9 was adopted by the CGPM (General Conference on Weights and Measures) in 1960.
Current Use
The gigameter is used for measuring interplanetary distances, for example, the distance between Earth and Mars.