Space Facts

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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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    There are approximately 3,500 astronomers in the U.S. - but over 15,000 astrologers.
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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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    The last time that the Sun was in its current position in space around the Milky Way, dinosaurs ruled the Earth.
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    It 'snows' metal on Venus.
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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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    Some asteroids have other asteroids orbiting them.
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    The temperature of the earth's interior increases by 1 degree every 60 feet down.
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