Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

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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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    The Sun and Moon appear to be the same size because the moon is 400 times smaller than the Sun, but 400 times closer to Earth.
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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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    Buzz Aldrin’s mother’s maiden name was Moon.
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    Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.
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    The earth rotates more slowly on its axis in March than in September.
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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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    One pinhead of the sun's energy is enough to kill a person at a distance of 160 kilometers.
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