1 ## Copyright (C) 2008 Alexander Barth <barth.alexander@gmail.com>
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18 ## @deftypefn {Function File} @var{a} = km2deg(@var{x})
19 ## Convert a distance along a great circle of the Earth from km to degrees. A radius
20 ## of 6371 km is assumed.
23 ## Author: Alexander Barth <barth.alexander@gmail.com>
25 function a = km2deg(x)