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No! The Earth we stand on is rotating, and if a rocket were to launch straight up and come right back down the Earth would have rotated to the right and the space craft would land to the west of the launch pad.
Approximately 70% of the Earth's surface is covered by Water. That leaves 30% for Land.
The Space Shuttle lands like a plane. When it gets to earth, there is a runway and it will land smoothly on the ground.
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The space shuttle landed on Earth, so yes.
Deserts cover 33% of the land surface on earth.
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About 29.2 percent of the Earth's surface is land, 13.3 percent of which is at least somewhat arable. That leaves about 54.4 percent of the surface land that is at least somewhat inhospitable.
Snails will eat any soft leaves close to the ground.