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Friday, 4 April 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
Silver is also used in the production of electrical and electronic equipment, high-voltage contacts, solder, high-capacity silver-zinc and silver-cadmium batteries, and photovoltaic cells.
Silver is the only catalyst that allows the conversion of ethylene into ethylene oxide, which then undergoes hydrolysis to produce ethylene glycol, used to produce polyester.
Large Magellanic Cloud
It is located approximately 163.000 light-years from the Milky Way.
The measurement error from 2013 is 2.2 percent.
Anorexia Nervosa
The rate of relapse after treatment ranges from 9 to 52 percent, with many studies reporting a relapse rate of at least 25 percent.
Relapse occurs in about one-third of people in the hospital and is greatest in the first six to 18 months after discharge from the facility.
Graphene
Scientific research has shown that graphene destroys cancer cells.
By adhering to cancer cells, it creates a thin layer around them, which cuts off oxygen and nutrients. This ultimately leads to the death of cancer cells.
Liver
The liver is one of the most essential organs in endocrine balance.
It breaks down hormones, especially estrogen and androgen. Functionality disorder may lead to acne problems or scalp hair loss in men, and menstrual cramps, fluid retention, or lumpy breast in women.
Anorexia Nervosa
The earliest medical descriptions of the disease are attributed to English physician Richard Morton in 1689.
However, it was not until the late 19th century that mental anorexia nervosa was widely accepted by ...
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.
Brain
The human brain is made of two hemispheres separated by a longitudinal furrow
Each of the hemispheres is divided into five lobes: frontal, parietal, temporal, occipital, and marginal.
Ganymede
The density of the moon is relatively low and amounts to 1.9 g/cm³.
Brain
About 25% of the body's cholesterol is contained in the brain.