What is Venus's escape velocity?
37,296 km/hAbout 23,200 mph · Orbit
About 10.4 km a second.
That's about 670 times a red kangaroo's top speed (56 km/h).
🪐37,296 km/h
🌙the Moon's orbit
By speed: Venus's escape velocity 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
- How fast was Deep Impact's impactor?36,720 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].