458 Meters facts
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The meter was redefined in terms of the speed of light in 1983, and so the speed of light is now precisely and by definition 299,792,458 m/s. No decimals.
Traveling near the speed of light (299,792,458 meters per second), it would take 1.28 seconds to reach the Moon, 4.36 minutes to reach Mars, and 4.3 years to reach star Proxima Centauri.
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The speed of light (in a vacuum) is exactly 299,792,458 meters per second, since the length of a meter is actually defined in terms of how far light moves in a second.
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Since 1983 the length of the meter is defined by the distance light travels in 1/299,792,458 of a second.
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The Meter is officially defined as the distance light travels in 1/299,792,458 seconds
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The international standard for length of a meter is defined as "the length of the path traveled by light in vacuum during a time interval of 1/299,792,458 of a second," because we can measure time more accurately than distance.
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A meter is defined by the length of the path travelled by light in vacuum during a time interval of 1/299,792,458 of a second.
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Glass breaks at the incredible speed of 5,250 KMPH or 3,262 MPH or 1,458 Meters per second or Mach 4
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Meter is defined by length of the path traveled by light in vacuum during a time interval of 1/299 792 458 of a second
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The Speed of Light matches the coordinates of Great Pyramid of Giza: 299,792,458 meters per second versus 29.9792458°N
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Light always travels at 299,792,458 meters per second - whether in a vacuum or through a medium. The mechanism of energy transport through a medium involves the absorption and re-emission of the wave energy by the atoms in the medium.
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although the Metric system's unit for length, the meter, is defined as the time it takes light in a vacuum to travel 1/299,792,458 of a second. This definition was not adopted until 1983.
