How fast was Deep Impact's impactor?
36,720 km/hAbout 22,800 mph · Orbit
About 10.2 km a second when it hit comet Tempel 1 in 2005.
That's about 660 times a red kangaroo's top speed (56 km/h).
☄️36,720 km/h
🌙the Moon's orbit
By speed: Deep Impact is about 10× faster than the Moon's orbit.
Things about as fast
- How fast does Saturn orbit the Sun?34,848 km/h
- How fast does Saturn spin at its equator?35,500 km/h
- What is Venus's escape velocity?37,296 km/h
- What is the fastest humans have ever travelled?39,897 km/h
- What is Earth's escape velocity?40,270 km/h
- How fast does sound travel in a diamond?43,200 km/h
- How fast was Pioneer 10?43,200 km/h
- How fast does Jupiter spin at its equator?45,360 km/h
Many real things vary, so we use a typical or official figure. Spotted a mistake? Email [email protected].