Space Facts

    Random Space Facts

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    There's a mysterious dwarf planet between Mars and Jupiter called 'Ceres' which has never been visited by spacecraft or photographed in detail, however, Earth-bound telescopes reveal a large bright shining spot on the surface of this planet, the origin and nature of which are unknown.
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    The Earth gets heavier each day by tons, as meteoric dust settles on it.
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    It would take more than 150 years to drive a car to the sun.
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    Gene Cernan
    Gene Cernan
    Apollo 17 astronaut Gene Cernan, the last man to walk on the Moon, wrote his daughter's initials there. They’ll last at least 50,000 years.
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    41% of the moon is not visible from earth at any time.
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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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    Approximately 115 tons of ocean salt spray enters the earth's atmosphere each second.
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    Lightning strikes about 6,000 times per minute on this planet!
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