Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

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    The Earth gets heavier each day by tons, as meteoric dust settles on it.
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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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    Any space vehicle must move at a rate of 7 miles per second in order to escape the earth's gravitational pull.
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    Astronauts get taller when they are in space.
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    There are approximately 3,500 astronomers in the U.S. - but over 15,000 astrologers.
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    A lightning bolt generates temperatures five times hotter than those found at the sun's surface!
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    Mars had an oxygen-rich atmosphere around 4 billion years ago
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    The population of the Earth has more than doubled since 1950.
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