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What color is each planet? (Intermediate)
What is the difference between a "star" and a "sun"? (Beginner)
What is the significance of the Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn, Arctic Circle and Antarctic Circle? (Beginner)
Are there telescopes that can see the flag and lunar rover on the Moon? (Beginner)
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