How fast was the Galileo probe entering Jupiter?
170,640 km/hAbout 106,000 mph · Orbit
About 47.4 km a second in 1995.
That's about 3,000 times a red kangaroo's top speed (56 km/h).
🪐170,640 km/h
🔴Mars's escape velocity
By speed: the Galileo probe is about 9.4× faster than Mars's escape velocity.
Things about as fast
- How fast does Venus orbit the Sun?126,072 km/h
- What is Saturn's escape velocity?127,800 km/h
- How fast does Mercury orbit the Sun?170,500 km/h
- How fast is Halley's Comet at its fastest?196,560 km/h
- How fast are Perseid meteors?212,400 km/h
- What is Jupiter's escape velocity?214,200 km/h
- How fast was the Helios 2 probe?252,792 km/h
- How fast are Leonid meteors?255,600 km/h
Many real things vary, so we use a typical or official figure. Spotted a mistake? Email [email protected].