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space Maturity 9-11

Big planets have a pull.

Shoemaker-Levy 9 on 1994-05-17.png
Shoemaker-Levy 9 on 1994-05-17.png
This pull can break things. If a moon gets too close, it breaks apart. The pieces can make a ring. Space is full of surprises! Do you like looking at stars?

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