Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

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    The volume of the Earth's moon is the same as the volume of the Pacific Ocean.
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    Gene Cernan
    Gene Cernan
    Apollo 17 astronaut Gene Cernan, the last man to walk on the Moon, wrote his daughter's initials there. They’ll last at least 50,000 years.
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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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    It would take more than 150 years to drive a car to the sun.
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    The Sun and Moon appear to be the same size because the moon is 400 times smaller than the Sun, but 400 times closer to Earth.
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    Only 55% of Americans know that the sun is a star.
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    A lightning bolt generates temperatures five times hotter than those found at the sun's surface!
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