1.

The ancient Greek scholar Eratosthenes was the first to use the word geography
and is widely know for
being the "father of geography.
2. The longest duration for a total solar eclipse is 7.5 minutes
3. The maximum number of solar eclipses (partial, annular, or total) is 5 per year.
4.There are at least 2 solar eclipses per year somewhere on the Earth.
5. Only partial solar eclipses can be observed from the North and South Poles.
6. Total solar eclipses happen because the Sun is near one of the nodes of the
lunar
orbit,and the Moon is at perigee at this node at the same time.
7. Annular solar eclipses happen because the Sun is near one of the nodes of the
lunar orbit,
and the Moon is at apogee at this node at the same time.
8. All the moons of the Solar System are named after Greek and Roman mythology,
except the moons of Uranus, which are named after Shakespearean character.
9. Jupiter's moon Ganymede is the largest moon in the Solar System, and is larger
than the planets Mercury and Pluto.
10.Olympus Mons on Mars is the largest volcano in our solar system
11. Sunday, July 20, 1969: Neil Armstrong was the first man to walk on the moon,
Edwin Aldrin was the second.
They were members of Apollo 11, and landed in the Sea of Tranquility. The
Lunar Excursion Module was named the "Eagle."
Michael Collins stayed onboard the mother ship, "Columbia
12.The three most recently discovered planets were Uranus in 1781, Neptune in 1846,
and Pluto in 1930.
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