Area of a sphere =
A
=
4
π
r
2
Area between the latitude, or
A = 2*pi*r^2*(1-cos(theta))
1 - cos(theta) = 1 m. km^2 / (2*pi*r^2)
theta = arcos(1 - 10^6 km^2 / (2*pi*r^2) ), r = circ/(2*pi) = 40,000/2/pi = 6366.2 km
theta = arccos(1 - 10^6/2/pi/6366.2/6366.2) = arccos(1 - 0.003026988008686) = arccos(0.996073011991313) = 0.080877478519613
0.080877478519613/pi*20,000 km = 514.9 km
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