Space Facts

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    Buzz Aldrin’s mother’s maiden name was Moon.
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    Jupiter's moon Ganymede, is larger than the planet Mercury!
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    Astronomer Percival Lowell believed that he was the first person to observe canals on Venus, but because of a faulty adjustment of the eyepiece on his telescope, he was in fact looking at the blood vessels in his own eye.
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    There are two golf balls sitting on the moon.
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    Only 55% of Americans know that the sun is a star.
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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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    1054 AD Supernova
    1054 AD Supernova
    In the year 1054 AD, there was an explosion in the sky so bright that it was visible for 23 days straight, even during the day.
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    Mars had an oxygen-rich atmosphere around 4 billion years ago
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