Calculating distances on other planets?

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Calculating distances on other planets?

Post #1by PlutonianEmpire » 07.01.2012, 00:30

How do I calculate the distance, in km or miles, between two latitude/longitude coordinates on a planet other than Earth, with a line following the planet's curvature instead of going straight through the planet?
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Re: Calculating distances on other planets?

Post #2by philb » 07.01.2012, 11:27

You need to google "Great Circle"
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