Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

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    Lightning strikes about 6,000 times per minute on this planet!
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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 earth travels through space at 660,000 miles per hour.
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    Only 55% of Americans know that the sun is a star.
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    Scientists have confirmed that Enceladus, one of Saturn’s moons, has a watery ocean.
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    Pluto is smaller than Russia.
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    The density of Saturn is so low that if you were to put it in a giant glass of water it would float.
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