Estimating π Using the Topography of the Terrestrial Planets
(2024)
Journal Article
Vasseur, J., & Wadsworth, F. B. (2024). Estimating π Using the Topography of the Terrestrial Planets. Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets, 129(3), Article e2024JE008378. https://doi.org/10.1029/2024je008378
It is π‐day 2024 (March 14th) and to celebrate, we ask the question: can π be estimated accurately using the shape of the terrestrial planets and the Moon? We proceed by using models for the planet topographies in slices of constant latitude and comp... Read More about Estimating π Using the Topography of the Terrestrial Planets.