Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

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    Some asteroids have other asteroids orbiting them.
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    The moon is actually moving away from Earth at a rate of 1.5 inches per year.
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    Buzz Aldrin’s mother’s maiden name was Moon.
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    All of the Earth's continents are wider at the north than in the south - and nobody knows why.
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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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    Jupiter's moon Ganymede, is larger than the planet Mercury!
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    The Space Shuttle main engine weighs 1/7th as much as a train engine but delivers as much horsepower as 39 locomotives.
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    The earth rotates more slowly on its axis in March than in September.
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