Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

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    Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.
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    Only 55% of Americans know that the sun is a star.
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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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    Not only are there rogue planets floating through space completely alone, not orbiting any stars, but it’s possible that these pitch-black lonely planets support life.
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    The earth is .02 degrees hotter during a full moon.
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    Sound doesn't travel in space.
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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 temperature of the earth's interior increases by 1 degree every 60 feet down.
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