Created by Google product developer Clay Bavor, this GIF puts our measly aeroplane speeds into perspective compared to NASA’s New Horizons probe, which just completed a speedy flyby of Pluto.
It puts the Boeing 747 and the reconnaissance aircraft SR-71 Blackbird speeds into perspective compared to the New Horizons spacecraft. The 747 travels at 885 km/h (550 mph), the Blackbird hits top speeds of 4,345 km/h (2,700 mph) while New Horizons cruises along at a breakneck speed of 57,936 km/h (36,000 mph).
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