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Wednesday, 11 February 2026
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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Titan
The largest crater on Titan’s surface in Menrva.
Its diameter is 392 kilometers, and its depth is 2.8 kilometers. It is located 20.1 degrees north of ...
Earth
Throughout its history, Earth has had four different atmospheres.
At first, it was surrounded by a primordial atmosphere, which consisted of the remains of proto-plan ...
Anorexia Nervosa
Trauma is also a risk factor for anorexia-there is a link between traumatic events and an eating disorder diagnosis.
Approximately 72 percent of people with anorexia report a traumatic event before the onset of eating ...
Moon
The moon was formed about 4527 billion years ago, or about 30 to 50 million years after the formation of the solar system.
Large Magellanic Cloud
In 964, the Persian astronomer Al Sufi observed the galaxy and named it Al Bakr, which means "The White Ox".
Mushrooms
The science that studies fungi is mycology. Mycologists have developed several classification systems for fungi.
A less official classification groups fungi due to: Thallus form - large-fruited fungi and microsco ...
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).
Silver
The words "silver" and "money" sound identical in at least 14 languages around the world.
Large Magellanic Cloud
It contains approximately 60 globular clusters, 700 open clusters, and 400 planetary nebulae.
Phobos
Phobos was photographed by the following probes: Mariner 7, Mariner 9, Viking 1, Phobos 2, Mars Global Surveyor, Mars Express, and Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.