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Wednesday, 22 July 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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Earth
Earth is the third planet from the Sun.
It is also the first planet from the sun to have a natural satellite.
lava
The temperature of lava, depending on its composition, can range from 700 to 1,200 °C.
Beyond Earth, lava can reach even higher temperatures; the record holder is Io, Jupiter's moon, where satellites have recorded lava flows with an average temperature of 1,300 °C (2,370 °F).
Silver
Silver is the raw material for the production of coins.
Coins were produced from it as early as the 7th century BC. They were made in an ancient country called Lydia, from an alloy of silver and gold called electrum.
Fungi
Mycelium can become visible to the naked eye, for example, on various surfaces and substrates, such as damp walls, spoiled food, etc.
Mycelia, grown on solid surfaces, are called colonies. Some individual colonies can reach extraordin ...
Titan
It can hide life beneath its surface.
While its surface may be barren, it is likely that beneath its icy surface there may be an ocean tha ...
Titan
So far, more than 80 lakes have been discovered on its surface.
The seas and lakes of Titan are filled with liquid hydrocarbons.
Moon
There are many theories about the formation of the Moon, but the most probable is that in the early days of the Solar System, the proto-Earth collided with a celestial body the size of Mars, and this impact generated enough energy to throw enough material into Earth's orbit to form the Moon.
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 ...
Cosmos
The largest mountain in the Solar System is Olympus Mons.
This extinct volcano rises above the Martian surface to a height of about level. The diameter of the ...
Milky Way
The Milky Way is a barred spiral galaxy of type SBbc.
A bright band of stars, gas, and dust runs through the center of the galaxy (forming a bar), with ar ...