Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

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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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    Pluto is smaller than Russia.
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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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    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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    Lightning strikes about 6,000 times per minute on this planet!
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    Saturn's rings are about 500,000 miles in circumference but only about a foot thick.
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    If two pieces of metal touch in space, they become permanently stuck together.
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    Today's top fuel dragsters take off with more force than the space shuttle.
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