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Thursday, 19 March 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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Enceladus
During Cassini's flyby on July 14, 2005, the spacecraft found an icy volcano on the moon's south pole.
NASA
The first NASA Space Shuttle, Columbia, at the end of its final flight on February 1st, 2003, disintegrated upon reentry, which resulted in the death of all seven members of the crew.
Brain
About 25% of the body's cholesterol is contained in the brain.
Ganymede
The moon's mantle is surrounded by layers of ice and salty liquid water.
These layers alternate. The surface of the moon consists of hard ice several kilometers thick.
Tears
The frequency of crying depends on human nature.
There is no equation to calculate how often people cry. It depends on various factors, such as emoti ...
Nicotine
Research shows that nicotine (cigarette smoking) may protect against the early stages of Alzheimer's disease.
Under the influence of nicotine, patients become aroused, have better memory and greater motor skill ...
Aurora
The particles that make up the solar wind, upon contact with the Earth's magnetic field, spiral along the lines of this field and collide near the magnetic poles with molecules of nitrogen and oxygen, etc.
They arouse them, and these, returning to the ground state, radiate energy in the form of light quanta.
Cosmos
The smallest galaxy discovered so far is Segue 2, located adjacent to the Milky Way.
It is 114.000 light years away from us and is approaching at a speed of 40 km/s towards us. It is ma ...
Large Magellanic Cloud
The next description of the galaxy appeared in Amerigo Vespucci's writings on his third expedition. He observed the object in the years 1503 - 1504.
NASA
The historical landing was a part of the Apollo 11 mission.
On July 20th, 1969, Neil Armstrong walked on the lunar surface as the first human in history. Edwin ...