This applies equally to the Earth rotating around the axis of the Sun and the center of the Milky Way Galaxy. This view of Earth comes from NASA's Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer aboard the Terra satellite. In physics, the angular velocity is a vector quantity which specifies the angular speed of an object and the axis about which the object is rotating.
What sarin is. 1  Sarin is a human-made chemical warfare agent classified as a nerve agent. 2  Sarin originally was developed in 1938 in Germany as a pesticide. 3  Sarin is a clear, colorless, and tasteless liquid that has no odor in its pure form. 4  Sarin is also known as GB. Nerve agents are the most toxic and rapidly acting of the known chemical warfare agents. 2  They are similar to certain kinds of insecticides (insect killers) called organophosphates in terms of how they work and what kind of harmful effects they cause.
1 DESCRIPTION: Sarin (military designation GB) is a nerve agent that is one of the most toxic of the known chemical warfare agents. 2  It is generally odorless and tasteless. 3  Exposure to sarin can cause death in minutes.4  A fraction of an ounce (1 to 10 mL) of sarin on the skin can be fatal. It is generally odorless and tasteless. 2  Exposure to sarin can cause death in minutes. 3  A fraction of an ounce (1 to 10 mL) of sarin on the skin can be fatal. 4  Nerve agents are chemically similar to organophosphate pesticides and exert their effects by interfering with the normal function of the nervous system.