Re:Pristine meteorite found within hours of hitting Earth
by ericbarrett on Tuesday November 22, 2022 @11:01AM
(#33707166)
Even faster than that! Meteors have a relative velocity between 11 and 71 km/s (40,000-255,000 kph). Anything faster than that would be interstellar, which is uncommon but not unheard of.
[ Parent
| on HN ]
Re:Pristine meteorite found within hours of hitting Earth
by perihelions on Tuesday November 22, 2022 @11:32AM
(#33707590)
Pedantically, the lower limit of velocity relative to low-orbiting satellites is around 3 km/s. The 11 - 71 km/s figure is relative to the ground.