Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

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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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    An unprotected human can survive up to 1.5 minutes in space with no permanent bodily damage.
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    The earth travels through space at 660,000 miles per hour.
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    The temperature of the earth's interior increases by 1 degree every 60 feet down.
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    A lightning bolt generates temperatures five times hotter than those found at the sun's surface!
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    The sun is 330,330 times larger than the earth!
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    The density of Saturn is so low that if you were to put it in a giant glass of water it would float.
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    Only 55% of Americans know that the sun is a star.
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