SpeedrooHow fast are Geminid meteors?
78,293 mphAbout 126,000 km/h · Orbit
About 78,000 mph (35 km/s), slower than most meteors, which makes them easy to watch each December.
That's about 2,200 times a red kangaroo's top speed of about 35 mph (56 km/h).
☄️78,293 mph
🌍an earthquake S-wave
By speed: a Geminid meteor is about 10× faster than an earthquake S-wave.
Things about as fast
- How fast does Mars orbit the Sun?53,843 mph
- How fast was 'Oumuamua?58,160 mph
- How fast does Earth orbit the Sun?66,627 mph
- How fast does Venus orbit the Sun?78,338 mph
- What is Saturn's escape velocity?79,411 mph
- How fast must something go to escape the Sun from Earth's distance?94,175 mph
- How fast does Mercury orbit the Sun?105,944 mph
- How fast was the Galileo probe entering Jupiter?106,031 mph
Many real things vary, so we use a typical or official figure. Spotted a mistake? Email [email protected].