Space Facts

    Random 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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    Scientists have confirmed that Enceladus, one of Saturn’s moons, has a watery ocean.
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    If two pieces of metal touch in space, they become permanently stuck together.
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    Sun Color
    Sun Color
    The Sun is actually white. Viewed from space or a high altitude, it appears as its true color; white. Whereas viewed from a low altitude, atmospheric rendering makes it appear as yellow.
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    It 'snows' metal on Venus.
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    All of the Earth's continents are wider at the north than in the south - and nobody knows why.
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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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    A comet's tail always points away from the sun.
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