Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

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    Lightning strikes about 6,000 times per minute on this planet!
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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 volume of the Earth's moon is the same as the volume of the Pacific Ocean.
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    The earth is .02 degrees hotter during a full moon.
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    Approximately 115 tons of ocean salt spray enters the earth's atmosphere each second.
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    A car traveling 100 mph would take more than 29 million years to reach the nearest star (to our solar system)
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