What are the speeds of the planets in their orbits?

Planet.............Mean Orbital Speed

Mercury                 47.9 km/s
Venus                   35.0
Earth                   29.8
Mars                    24.1
Jupiter                 13.1
Saturn                   9.6
Uranus                   6.8
Neptune                  5.4
Pluto                    4.7

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