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 earth is .02 degrees hotter during a full moon.
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    Sound doesn't travel in space.
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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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    Today's top fuel dragsters take off with more force than the space shuttle.
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    A car traveling 100 mph would take more than 29 million years to reach the nearest star (to our solar system)
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    The Earth gets 100 tons heavier every day due to falling space dust.
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    The temperature of the earth's interior increases by 1 degree every 60 feet down.
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