1. The name of the 3 stars that form the "Orion Belt"( Orion is a constellation and can be very easily identified in the sky) are Alnitak, Alnilam and Mintaka
2. The nearest galaxy to the Milky Way is LMC (Large Megellanic Cloud)
3. Most planets and satellites rotate west to east, but Venus rotates east to west.
4. A year on Mercury takes 87.97 Earth days; it takes 87.97 Earth days for Mercury to orbit the sun once.
5. ENCELADUS is a satellite of Saturn and where water fountain is found which is composed of water vapours and ice crystals
Monday, August 18, 2008
Do You Know??
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