Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

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    All of the Earth's continents are wider at the north than in the south - and nobody knows why.
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    More than 20 million meteoroids enter Earth's atmosphere every day.
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    Olympus Mons
    Olympus Mons
    Olympus Mons, on the planet Mars, is the tallest volcano in the Solar System at a height of 14 miles. It is nearly 3 times the height of Mount Everest.
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    The typical spec of dust that you see floating in the air is half way in size between the Earth and a subatomic particle.
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    Tidal forces between the Earth and Moon are slowing the Earth down and pushing the Moon further away.
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    The density of Saturn is so low that if you were to put it in a giant glass of water it would float.
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    Jupiter's magnetosphere is the largest single structure inside the Solar System. If you could see it with your eyes, it would appear larger than our full Moon.
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    The last time that the Sun was in its current position in space around the Milky Way, dinosaurs ruled the Earth.
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