Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

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    Saturn's rings are about 500,000 miles in circumference but only about a foot thick.
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    Lightning strikes about 6,000 times per minute on this planet!
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    The typical spec of dust that you see floating in the air is half way in size between the Earth and a subatomic particle.
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    A lightning bolt generates temperatures five times hotter than those found at the sun's surface!
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    Approximately 115 tons of ocean salt spray enters the earth's atmosphere each second.
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    The light hitting the earth right now is 30 thousand years old.
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