Convert megameter to attometer
Please provide values below to convert megameter [Mm] to attometer [am], or Convert attometer to megameter.
How to Convert Megameter to Attometer
1 Mm = 1e+24 am
Example: convert 15 Mm to am:
15 Mm = 15 × 1e+24 am = 1.5e+25 am
Megameter to Attometer Conversion Table
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Megameter
A megameter is a unit of length in the metric system equal to 10^6 meters.
History/Origin
The prefix "mega-" for 10^6 was adopted by the CGPM (General Conference on Weights and Measures) in 1873.
Current Use
The megameter is sometimes used to specify the diameters of planets and the distances of satellites.
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.