Saturday, May 17, 2008

How fast is the earth moving through space?

I never thought of this before, but just read in a newspaper that the earth is moving with an orbital speed of 67,000 mph / approx 19 miles per second (108,000 km/h or 30 km/s).

Wow!

Are you still with me? Fasten your safety belts!
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1 comment:

  1. Anonymous5/19/2008 8:38 pm

    Yep tis true. Just be thankful you are not on a comet.

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