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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    It takes eight and a half minutes for light to get from the sun to earth.
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    A lightning bolt generates temperatures five times hotter than those found at the sun's surface!
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    There is a mysterious and loud radio signal known as 'the space roar' that has yet to be explained.
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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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    Summer on Uranus lasts for 21 years.
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    Today's top fuel dragsters take off with more force than the space shuttle.
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    Lightning strikes about 6,000 times per minute on this planet!
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