Science

What is the wind speed on other planets in the solar system?

On Mercury, there is no wind because there is no atmosphere.πŸ‘‡

On Venus, however, there are very strong winds averaging 200 km/h, with peaks reaching 400 km/hπŸ‘‡.

On Earth, the average wind speed is 11 km/h. The strongest wind ever recorded was at 371 km/h.πŸ‘‡

On Mars, the average wind speed is 96 km/h, with a peak of 344 km/h recorded during the Viking mission.πŸ‘‡

On the gas giant Jupiter, a wind speed of 643 km/h has been recorded inside the famous Great Red Spot.πŸ‘‡

It is estimated that at the top of Saturn’s atmosphere, wind speeds can reach 1800 km/h at the equator.πŸ‘‡

On Uranus, winds reach speeds of 900 km/h.πŸ‘‡

On Neptune, the strongest wind in the entire solar system has been recorded at 2414 km/h.πŸ‘‡

Related Posts

Why is the speed of light so slow?

I have never figured this out either and the first time I worked out how slow light actually travels was kind of an epiphany. It’s not that it’s…

According to Richard Feynman, gravity travels faster than light. If it did not, the torque would cause the planets to spiral out of the solar system. Is this correct?

If gravity takes time to reach Earth, we should be pulled toward where the Sun was 8 minutes ago. This delayed pull should fling us out of the solar system….

How does a missile find a submarine?

The anti-submarine missiles currently in service are best described as rocket propelled torpedoes. They are fired into the area where the submarine is, the torpedo detaches from the…

If you brought a Neanderthal baby to present-day and raised them normally, would they be any different? Could they learn as well or has the brain changed a lot?

While Neanderthals were genetically almost identical to us, as fellow erectus lineage cousins, the baby could probably be raised the same way. The problems would come during socialization….

Can we nuke gas giant planets and wipe them out of solar system?

In 1992 a large comet was discovered that had recently been captured by Jupiter’s gravity. Jovian tidal forces had broken it into several pieces It finally crashed into…

If the Earth was to stop spinning for a full 3 seconds and then resume spinning, what would happen to everything on Earth and how would it be affected?

The world basically starts over. Plenty of life would remain but probably not many humans. Devastation is worse at the equator but pretty bad everywhere. Let’s break it…