Space Facts

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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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    A 100-pound person on Earth would weigh 38 pounds on Mars.
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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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    Pluto is smaller than Russia.
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    41% of the moon is not visible from earth at any time.
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    The earth rotates more slowly on its axis in March than in September.
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    Buzz Aldrin’s mother’s maiden name was Moon.
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