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TIL that Australia is wider than the moon. NASA states that the moon's equatorial diameter stretches 3,476 km, while Australia's is 4,000 km. But if we consider their total land area, the moon (37... (www.snopes.com)
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Original Title: TIL that Australia is wider than the moon. NASA states that the moon's equatorial diameter stretches 3,476 km, while Australia's is 4,000 km. But if we consider their total land area, the moon (37.94 million square kilometers) is larger than the continent (7.69 million square kilometers).

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