What is Earth's escape velocity?
40,270 km/hAbout 25,000 mph · Orbit
About 11.2 km a second.
That's about 720 times a red kangaroo's top speed (56 km/h).
🚀40,270 km/h
🪐Pluto's escape velocity
By speed: Earth's escape velocity is about 9.2× faster than Pluto's escape velocity.
Things about as fast
- How fast does Saturn spin at its equator?35,500 km/h
- How fast was Deep Impact's impactor?36,720 km/h
- What is Venus's escape velocity?37,296 km/h
- What is the fastest humans have ever travelled?39,897 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
- How fast was the fastest re-entry?46,440 km/h
Many real things vary, so we use a typical or official figure. Spotted a mistake? Email [email protected].