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submitted 3 weeks ago by Blaze@sopuli.xyz to c/map_enthusiasts@sopuli.xyz

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[–] Hagdos@lemmy.world 12 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Space is about 100 km up, on a sphere that has a radius of 6000 km, so some 2% is air.

A pool ball has a radius of 30 mm roughly, so 2% of that is 0.6mm. Seems like a very thin coat of paint to me, but roughly correct.

[–] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

A coat of paint is like 0.045mm thick

[–] Droechai@lemm.ee 2 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

"One thin layer"