SpeedrooHow fast did Comet Shoemaker-Levy 9 hit Jupiter?
134,216 mphAbout 216,000 km/h · Orbit
About 130,000 mph (60 km/s), in July 1994. Its dark scars on Jupiter could be seen from Earth.
That's about 3,900 times a red kangaroo's top speed of about 35 mph (56 km/h).
☄️134,216 mph
🌍an earthquake P-wave
By speed: Shoemaker-Levy 9 is about 10× faster than an earthquake P-wave.
Things about as fast
- How fast does Mercury orbit the Sun?105,944 mph
- How fast was the Galileo probe entering Jupiter?106,031 mph
- How fast is Halley's Comet at its fastest?122,137 mph
- How fast are Perseid meteors?131,979 mph
- What is Jupiter's escape velocity?133,098 mph
- How fast was the Helios 2 probe?157,078 mph
- How fast are Leonid meteors?158,822 mph
- How fast was Juno at Jupiter?164,663 mph
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