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

On Mercury, there is no wind because there is no atmosphere.👇

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

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

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

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

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

On Uranus, winds reach speeds of 900 km/h.👇

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

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