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Thursday, 14 May 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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Aurora
Auroras are not only present on our planet.
They were observed on all the giant planets in the solar system: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.
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.
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).
Ganymede
In the future, the European Space Agency plans to explore the moon during the Jupiter Icy Moon Explorer (JUICE) mission.
It was launched on 14 April 2023, and is expected to reach Ganymede in December 2034.
Brain
It consists of 75% water.
This is primarily why proper hydration of the body is so important - dehydration disrupts the brain’s work.
Titan
There are three seas on its surface.
The largest–Kraken Mare–has an area of 400,000 square kilometers, Ligeia Mare has an area of 126,000 ...
Titan
The closest Cassini’s flight around Titan took place at an altitude of 880 km on June 21st, 2010.
Its aim was to check if Titan has its own magnetic field. As it turned out, it does not have a clear ...
Liver
Liver produces bile.
It allows to digest fats and proteins. It is also essential to regulating blood glucose.
Anorexia Nervosa
Environmental factors have a large impact on the onset of anorexia.
The widespread cult of beauty and a slim figure - the promotion of skinny models, excessive physical ...
Titan
The average temperature on its surface is -179.2 degrees Celsius.
Due to the dense atmosphere and its distance from the Sun, only 1% of the amount of light that reach ...