Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

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    Approximately 115 tons of ocean salt spray enters the earth's atmosphere each second.
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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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    The earth rotates more slowly on its axis in March than in September.
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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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    The Earth gets 100 tons heavier every day due to falling space dust.
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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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    There are approximately 3,500 astronomers in the U.S. - but over 15,000 astrologers.
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