PlanetPhysics/SI Unit Prefixes

The SI unit prefixes are given in the table below.

Here is an example of using the SI unit prefixes: A centimeter is 1 meter * $$10^{-2}$$ or in scientific notation, $$1\times10^{-2}$$ meters. \vspace{4ex}

\noindent Reference: National Institute of Standards and Technology, http://physics.nist.gov/cuu/Units/