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- prefix In the
International System of Units and othermetric systems of units, multiplying theunit to which it is attached by 1015. Symbol: P
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LSST, the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, is an 8.4-meter telescope with a 3,200 megapixel camera, 30 terabytes of data per night, and when the survey is over, the archive will hold 60 petabytes—“peta-” means “quadrillion.”
A Grand and Bold Thing Ann Finkbeiner 2010
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LSST, the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, is an 8.4-meter telescope with a 3,200 megapixel camera, 30 terabytes of data per night, and when the survey is over, the archive will hold 60 petabytes—“peta-” means “quadrillion.”
A Grand and Bold Thing Ann Finkbeiner 2010
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LSST, the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, is an 8.4-meter telescope with a 3,200 megapixel camera, 30 terabytes of data per night, and when the survey is over, the archive will hold 60 petabytes—“peta-” means “quadrillion.”
A Grand and Bold Thing Ann Finkbeiner 2010
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LSST, the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, is an 8.4-meter telescope with a 3,200 megapixel camera, 30 terabytes of data per night, and when the survey is over, the archive will hold 60 petabytes—“peta-” means “quadrillion.”
A Grand and Bold Thing Ann Finkbeiner 2010
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