Todays 'Zap' post is on Space because space is enormous, beyond our imagination and is very important.
1. The Moon moves across the Sun at 2,250 km per hour. Source: http://space-facts.com
2. The longest a total solar eclipse can last is 7 and a half minutes.
Source: http://space-facts.com
3. Almost identical eclipses occur after 18 years and 11 days, this is known as the Saros Cycle.
3. The Moon is moving away from the Earth by around 3.8cm a year.
Source: http://space-facts.com
4. The most commonly accepted hypothesis is the Moon was formed by an impact of a Mars sized object with a young Earth.
Source: http://space-facts.com
5. The sun is 150 million km away from earth. Source:
http://www.universetoday.com
6. Jupiter's circumference is 439,263.8 km and its mass is 1,898,130,000,000,000,000 which is over 300 times the earth's mass. Source: http://space-facts.com7. Saturn is 1,426,666,422 km away from the sun.
Source: http://space-facts.com
8. The average surface temperature of Uranus is -224°C making it the coldest planet in the solar system.
Source: http://space-facts.com
9. Uranus has two sets of rings, nine inner rings and two outer rings.Source: http://space-facts.com
10. Mercury's surface temperature can range from -173 to 427°C.
Source: http://space-facts.com
11. Mars appears red because it's covered in rust. Source: http://www.did-you-knows.com
12. Did you know if your DNA was stretched out it would reach to the moon 6,000 times?
Source: http://www.did-you-knows.com
13. Fleas can accelerate 50 times faster than a space shuttle.
Source: http://www.did-you-knows.com
14. Over 500 meteorites hit the Earth each year.
Source: http://www.did-you-knows.com
15. Did you know an area of the Suns surface to the equivalent of a postage stamp would shine with the brightness of over 1,500,000 candles.
Source: http://www.did-you-knows.com
Thank you so much for reading I really do appreciate it and see you all next time!
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