Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

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    There's a mysterious dwarf planet between Mars and Jupiter called 'Ceres' which has never been visited by spacecraft or photographed in detail, however, Earth-bound telescopes reveal a large bright shining spot on the surface of this planet, the origin and nature of which are unknown.
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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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    The light hitting the earth right now is 30 thousand years old.
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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 gets 100 tons heavier every day due to falling space dust.
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    An unprotected human can survive up to 1.5 minutes in space with no permanent bodily damage.
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    The earth is .02 degrees hotter during a full moon.
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    Tidal forces between the Earth and Moon are slowing the Earth down and pushing the Moon further away.
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