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I've been trying to work out for a while now the total speed that something on Earth's surface travels through space at any given time. I'm not sure about my maths though, so I'm wondering if anyone can help me.
These speeds are rough estimates based on various articles and explanations that I've read:
Earth rotates at roughly 1000 mph at the equator
Earth orbits the sun at 66,000 mph
The solar system orbits the galaxy at 483,000 mph
The galaxy is moving through space at 1,300,000 mph
I'm probably about to make a very elementary mathmatical mistake here, but does that mean that, taking into account all those various speeds, something on the surface of Earth is traveling at 1,850,000 mph through space? I'm really not sure if that's right or not, so I thought i'd ask.
Also, I wasn't able to find out, but does the solar system itself rotate at all during its orbit of the galaxy? From what I've been able to find out it's at something like 60 degrees to the galactic plane, but does it flip/rotate in any direction at all?
Thanks
These speeds are rough estimates based on various articles and explanations that I've read:
Earth rotates at roughly 1000 mph at the equator
Earth orbits the sun at 66,000 mph
The solar system orbits the galaxy at 483,000 mph
The galaxy is moving through space at 1,300,000 mph
I'm probably about to make a very elementary mathmatical mistake here, but does that mean that, taking into account all those various speeds, something on the surface of Earth is traveling at 1,850,000 mph through space? I'm really not sure if that's right or not, so I thought i'd ask.
Also, I wasn't able to find out, but does the solar system itself rotate at all during its orbit of the galaxy? From what I've been able to find out it's at something like 60 degrees to the galactic plane, but does it flip/rotate in any direction at all?
Thanks