Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

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    It takes eight and a half minutes for light to get from the sun to earth.
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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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    If you went out into space, you would explode before you suffocated because there's no air pressure.
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    The population of the Earth has more than doubled since 1950.
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    A lightning bolt generates temperatures five times hotter than those found at the sun's surface!
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    More than 20 million meteoroids enter Earth's atmosphere every day.
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    The earth rotates more slowly on its axis in March than in September.
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    The Earth gets heavier each day by tons, as meteoric dust settles on it.
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