Body length7 tenths m
2.9 tenthsForklift lengths
3.5 hundredthsCricket pitches
2.33Lily pad diameters
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New Horizons Probe
The fastest spacecraft ever launched from Earth/Space Missions
New Horizons was launched in 2006 and performed the first flyby of Pluto in July 2015. It traveled at roughly 16.26 km/s, making it one of the fastest human-made objects. The probe carries seven scientific instruments and a small portion of Clyde Tombaugh's ashes.
Measurements
Width (antenna dish)2.1 m
1.5Broom lengths
7Celery stalks
Height8 tenths m
8.25Softball diameters
3.2Wrench lengths
2.4 tenthsHammock lengths
Launch mass478 kg
478,000Paperclip weights
6 hundredthsYachts
4.8 millionthsAircraft carrier masses
Cruise speed16,260 m/s
2,710Sailing boats
49,273Crawling babies
542,000Marching ants
Antenna diameter2.1 m
1,400Ant antennae
3.18Pillow lengths