Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

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    Scientists have confirmed that Enceladus, one of Saturn’s moons, has a watery ocean.
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    Jupiter's moon Ganymede, is larger than the planet Mercury!
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    Only 55% of Americans know that the sun is a star.
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    Astronomer Percival Lowell believed that he was the first person to observe canals on Venus, but because of a faulty adjustment of the eyepiece on his telescope, he was in fact looking at the blood vessels in his own eye.
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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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    There are two golf balls sitting on the moon.
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    The heart of an astronaut actually gets smaller when in outer space.
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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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