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Fascinating Facts About The Stars
Fascinating Facts About The Stars
All of this space junk is orbiting Earth at speeds of up to 28,000km/h and as it continues to
gather it poses an increasing risk of accsidents. For example, in the 20 years of its operation,
the International Space Station has had to shift around 30 times to avoid being hit by orbital
debris.
Extreme Temperatures on Mercury
Temperature Extremes Polar Shadows Small Planet, Big
Heat
Mercury's temperature The planet's poles are
ranges from −170°C at permanently shadowed, Mercury is the smallest
night to 427°C during even throughout the planet, yet its surface
the day, showcasing year. reaches scorching
extreme conditions. temperatures because it's
the closest to the sun.
Lasting Footprints
1 Mission to the Moon
On July 20, 1969, "Apollo 11" astronauts Buzz Aldrin and Neil
Armstrong were the first humans to land on the moon.
3 Forever lasting
Armstrong's footprints will remain on the moon's surface for the next
100 million years.
Venus a backwords world
Slow Rotation
1 Spins very slowly
Opposite Direction
2
Spins in the opposite direction
Short Year
3 Year on Venus is shorter than a day
Venus, a Mystical Beauty