Convert Meters to Petameters

Please provide values below to convert Meters [m] to Petameters [Pm].

Meters
m
Petameters
0.00Pm

How to Convert Meters to Petameters

1 m = 1e-15 Pm

1 Pm = 1000000000000000 m

Example: convert 10 m to Pm: 10 m = 10 × 1e-15 m = 1e-14 m

Meters

Definition: A meter (m) is the base unit of length in the International System of Units (SI), defined as the distance light travels in a vacuum in 1/299,792,458 seconds.

History: The meter was originally defined in 1793 as one ten-millionth of the distance from the equator to the North Pole. In 1983, it was redefined in terms of the speed of light to ensure greater precision in scientific measurements.

Petameters

Definition: A petameter (Pm) is a unit of length in the metric system equal to 10¹⁵ meters, used for measuring astronomical distances.

History: Petameters are rarely used in everyday contexts but are significant in astronomy, where distances between celestial objects can be measured in this scale.

Meters to Petameters Conversion Table

MetersPetameters
0.01 m0 Pm
0.1 m0 Pm
1 m1e-15 Pm
2 m2e-15 Pm
3 m3e-15 Pm
5 m5e-15 Pm
10 m1e-14 Pm
20 m2e-14 Pm
50 m5e-14 Pm
100 m1e-13 Pm
1000 m1e-12 Pm