Space Facts

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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 heart of an astronaut actually gets smaller when in outer space.
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    If two pieces of metal touch in space, they become permanently stuck together.
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    The sun puts out more power in 1 second than mankind has ever used within human existence.
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    The light hitting the earth right now is 30 thousand years old.
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    Gene Cernan
    Gene Cernan
    Apollo 17 astronaut Gene Cernan, the last man to walk on the Moon, wrote his daughter's initials there. They’ll last at least 50,000 years.
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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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    An organisation called Mars One is planning to establish a permanent colony of humans on Mars by 2023.
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