The âcity of loveâ dwarfs Barcelona in size, being incredibly large from one end to the other, particularly so for a European city. The amount of beautiful monuments to see in Paris is overwhelming â from the Louvre to Versailles, my artistic side was more than satisfied.
But how fast does the Earth rotate? You might be surprised to know that a spot on the surface of the Earth is moving at 1675 km/h or 465 meters/second. Thatâs 1,040 miles/hour. Just think, for every second, youâre moving almost half a kilometer through space, and you donât even feel it.
Gee, that's an easy one! The shuttle or anything in low earth orbit has to travel about 17,500 miles per hour, and that is roughly ten times the speed of a rifle bullet. If you think a rifle bullet is moving fast -- just imagine the orbiter.It's moving about ten times that speed.So that should give you some idea.he shuttle or anything in low earth orbit has to travel about 17,500 miles per hour, and that is roughly ten times the speed of a rifle bullet. If you think a rifle bullet is moving fast -- just imagine the orbiter.