SpeedrooHow fast must something go to escape the Sun from Earth's distance?
94,175 mphAbout 151,560 km/h · Orbit
About 94,200 mph (42.1 km/s). Earth already moves at about 66,700 mph (29.8 km/s), so a spacecraft only needs the difference.
That's about 2,700 times a red kangaroo's top speed of about 35 mph (56 km/h).
☀️94,175 mph
🪐Mercury's escape velocity
By speed: solar escape from Earth is about 9.9× faster than Mercury's escape velocity.
Things about as fast
- How fast are Geminid meteors?78,293 mph
- How fast does Venus orbit the Sun?78,338 mph
- What is Saturn's escape velocity?79,411 mph
- 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
Many real things vary, so we use a typical or official figure. Spotted a mistake? Email [email protected].