> Why do journalists do this?
I agree, this doesn't really help convey the size of the number. It assumes readers know the circumference of the Moon, when the size relative to Earth would be more useful.
I agree, this doesn't really help convey the size of the number. It assumes readers know the circumference of the Moon, when the size relative to Earth would be more useful.
I don't really know what the circumference of the moon is. Or, at least I didn't. Combine the facts above with the ones in the article, and you discover the circumference of the moon is roughly 1/4 that of the Earth.