OtterKnow Kids EncyclopediaSpace is full of wild records! Just like you might set a record for running fast or jumping high, space has its own records that are hard to believe. Let’s learn about some of the coolest ones.
The tallest mountain in space is Olympus Mons on Mars. It is almost three times taller than Mount Everest! The longest canyon in space is also on Mars. It is called Valles Marineris, and it stretches as far as the whole United States.
- The fastest speed ever reached by a spacecraft was over 400,000 miles per hour.
- One astronaut spent over a year living in space without coming home.
- Jupiter is so big that more than 1,300 Earths could fit inside it!
