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About these units
Mile (US Survey) (mi (US))
The US Survey Mile equals 5,280 US Survey Feet (~1,609.347 meters). Slightly longer than the international mile due to the use of the US survey foot, it has been essential for mapping, transportation planning, and geodetic calculations in the United States. Surveyors and engineers relied on the US survey mile to ensure precise alignment of property boundaries, railroad tracks, and infrastructure projects. Over long distances, even small differences between the US survey and international mile can accumulate significantly, necessitating care in measurement. Though the international mile is now standard, the US survey mile remains important for interpreting historical maps, legal descriptions, and older engineering plans.
Terameter (Tm)
A terameter equals one trillion meters (10¹² m) and is used when discussing distances that exceed the scale of the solar system but do not yet reach the interstellar unit category. Large-scale solar system phenomena—such as the size of the heliosphere, the influence boundary of the Sun's magnetic field, or trajectories of far-reaching spacecraft—may be expressed in terameters. While not widely used in astronomical literature (which often prefers astronomical units, light-years, or parsecs), the terameter provides a SI-based unit that aligns cleanly with metric prefixes. It is especially useful in theoretical physics or cosmological modeling where sticking to SI units simplifies equations.