Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

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    Jupiter's moon Ganymede, is larger than the planet Mercury!
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    Saturn's rings are about 500,000 miles in circumference but only about a foot thick.
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    Only 55% of Americans know that the sun is a star.
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    The Earth gets 100 tons heavier every day due to falling space dust.
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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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    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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    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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