1/8 inch: Average thickness of the ozone layer
1,800: Number of thunderstorms happening at any given moment on Earth
33,000: Altitude, in feet, that rain clouds can reach from their base near the Earth’s surface
326 million trillion: Number of gallons of water on Earth
1972: Year the first Landsat satellites were launched to photograph Earth’s surface
Source: www.nasa.gov
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