Yes, because its calculation relies on the local speed of sound, which is varies based on several factors, including altitude.
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Yes a fair amount. At ground is about 760mph at 40000 feet about 659.
Temp and humidity factor some as well.
Interesting. So orbital Mach is like what?
Technically it would reach an altitude where it would become 'null' due to dividing by zero. You would eventually hit the vacuum of space where there is no speed of sound and any speed is faster than it.
Like two.
So what's Mach in outer space
That's where speed is relative. But if you had to use a Mach number, it's be at sea level or standard temp/pressure
Mach number depends on the (local) speed of sound, which depends on the temperature of the air - therefore on the altitude.
In essence? Yes.
Technically, it’s other factors- temperature, pressure, humidity, and whatever else it’s actually composed of. But all of those are affected by altitude.
Mostly? It’s temperature and composition that affect it (and if air was an ideal gas, pressure would have no effect. Open air is not an ideal gas, however.)
@gedaliyah yes. Mach number is defined in terms of the local speed of sound, and that varies depending on pressure and temperature. I don’t know exactly how much, but several percent at least?