Viewing a single comment thread. View all comments

the_fungible_man t1_ixy89jt wrote

Without an atmosphere, sure (though it wouldn't increase linearly with radius).

But wtmospheric extinction is a thing. On a huge planet, your horizon might be 1000 km away, but you're unlikely to be able to see it clearly through an Earth-like atmosphere.

2

Wing-Emotional OP t1_ixybljt wrote

Thank you. So if horizon is 3.1 miles away for human with average stats. Would it be 6.2 on the bigger version of our planet?

1