Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

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    Saturn's moon, Mimas, not only looks like the Death Star, it also has a Pac Man heat signature.
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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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    An unprotected human can survive up to 1.5 minutes in space with no permanent bodily damage.
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    The Earth weighs around 6,600,000,000,000,000,000,000 tons (5,940 billion billion metric tons)!
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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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    The sun is 330,330 times larger than the earth!
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    Astronauts get taller when they are in space.
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    Only 55% of Americans know that the sun is a star.
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