Sahil Mandaogane on Instagram: "Earth’s rotation (spinning around its axis): The Earth spins once every 24 hours, which makes day and night. At the equator, this rotation speed is about 0.46 km/s (0.29 mi/s). The speed decreases as you move toward the poles, reaching almost zero there. Earth orbiting the Sun: Earth revolves around the Sun at an average speed of 29.7 km/s (18.5 mi/s). This orbital motion takes one year and keeps our planet in a stable path around the Sun. Solar System orbiting th