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Wednesday, 19 November 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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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
Sleep is essential for the proper functioning of the brain.
During sleep, the brain stores and systematizes information.
Graphene
Another potential area of application of graphene is materials engineering.
Very high-quality graphene could be combined with other materials, e.g. rubber or plastics, which wo ...
Titan
In June 2027, NASA plans to send a Dragonfly mission to Titan.
It is to reach the surface of the moon in 2036 and, among other things, analyze the organic compound ...
Mushrooms
The element that distinguishes fungi from animal is the presence of cell walls and vacuoles, which in turn brings them closer to plants.
Fungi do not carry out photosynthesis, the cell walls of most fungi contain chitin, which is not fou ...
Moon
The average time between new moons is 29 days, 12 hours, 44 minutes and 3 seconds. We call this period the synodic month.
It is longer than the sidereal month because in the process of illuminating the moon's disk, we must take into account the movement of the Moon itself, as well as the Earth and the Sun.
Phobos
Phobos’ orbit decreases by about 1,8 meters every 100 years.
In about 50 million years, the moon could be torn apart by Mars’ tidal forces or fall to its surface.
lava
Magma is formed in deep parts of the Earth's crust.
It is formed in the Earth's upper mantle, a layer of the crust that extends to a depth of about 400 ...
Snow
Snow accumulates in areas cold enough to remain there seasonally or all the time.
The main areas prone to snow are the Artic, Antarctica, the northern hemisphere, and alpine regions.
Silver
Silver has the lowest contact resistance among all metals.