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Tuesday, 2 December 2025
13 facts about Deimos
13 facts about Deimos
A smaller moon of Mars
Deimos is a smaller and more distant Martian moon. Its diameter is only 12.4 km, although it is difficult to talk about the diameter in the case of su ...

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Milky Way
Its diameter is from 100 to 120 thousand light years.
It is therefore a relatively large galaxy, although some cosmic giants may dwarf it in size. IC 1101 is about 20 times larger than the Milky Way, with a diameter of 2 million light-years.
Amber
It has been used as a gemstone since antiquity.
Once polished, it glistens and resembles a gemstone.
NASA
In 1973 NASA launched the Skylab mission.
Its purpose was to set up the first American space station. Skylab successfully operated from May 14th, 1973 to July 11th, 1979, when it disintegrated into the atmosphere.
Milky Way
A galactic year is the period during which the Sun orbits the center of the galaxy.
It lasts about 230 - 240 million years. The solar system moves around the center of the Milky Way at an average speed of 230 km/s (828,000 km/h).
Amber
A trade route between the North Sea, the Baltic Sea to the Mediterranean Sea, was called an Amber Road.
It was established to transport amber between Northern and Southern Europe.
Nicotine
Larger doses of nicotine cause permanent blocking of the nervous system.
Nicotine binds permanently to nicotinic receptors in nerve cells, disturbing their metabolism. Initi ...
Brain
The brain generates up to 80,000 thoughts a day.
That's over 3,000 thoughts per hour.
Silver
It is approximately 17 times more abundant in the Earth's crust than gold.
Silver is mined in Mexico, Peru, China, Australia, Chile, Poland, Russia, Bolivia, USA, Argentina, Canada, Kazakhstan, India, Turkey, Sweden, Guatemala, Morocco, Indonesia, Iran, and Papua New Guinea.
Brain
Even though it accounts for only 2% of body weight, it uses about 20% of the energy produced by the body.
Tears
Tears are made up of three layers.
Oily layer–smoothens the tear’s surface and prevents evaporation of other layers Mucous layer–allow ...