Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

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    Jupiter is bigger than all the other planets combined.
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    Earth is the only planet in our solar system that's not named after a god or goddess.
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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 ashes of the man who discovered Pluto are currently en route to dwarf planet, scheduled to arrive on the 14th of July, 2015.
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    Saturn's rings are about 500,000 miles in circumference but only about a foot thick.
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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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    Any space vehicle must move at a rate of 7 miles per second in order to escape the earth's gravitational pull.
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    Sun Color
    Sun Color
    The Sun is actually white. Viewed from space or a high altitude, it appears as its true color; white. Whereas viewed from a low altitude, atmospheric rendering makes it appear as yellow.
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