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Tuesday, 10 February 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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Amber
Baltic amber has been found in the tombs of Egyptian pharaohs.
Scientists claim amber was supposed to represent the tears of Ra—the Egyptian god of the Sun.
Silver
Silver does not react with clean air and water.
However, it becomes dull upon contact with ozone, hydrogen sulfide, and air polluted with sulfur compounds. Silver halides slowly decompose when exposed to light.
NASA
The Apollo program launched 11 crew missions between 1968 and 1972.
Out of 11, four were test flights, six ended up delivering men to the Moon, and one had failed to accomplish its goal.
Moon
The period when the moon orbits the Earth is called a sidereal month, and it lasts 27,3 days.
Nicotine
Nicotine affects the human body in many different ways because it binds permanently and blocks the action of dozens of different types of enzymes.
In small doses, it has a stimulating effect on the body, causing increased secretion of adrenaline. ...
lava
Magma is found not only under the Earth's surface.
It has also been found on other rocky planets (Mercury, Venus, Mars) and some natural satellites (moons).
Deimos
Deimos orbits Mars in 30 hours, 17 minutes and 55 seconds.
It moves in an almost circular orbit that is systematically expanding. So unlike Phobos, which will most likely fall to the surface of Mars, Deimos will one day escape into space.
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 ...
Earth
The Earth's core is a ball with a diameter of 6940 km - so it is larger than Mars.
It is made of an alloy of nickel and iron with small admixtures of other elements. It reaches temperatures from 5500 to 6500 degrees Celsius and the pressure there is 13.5 million atmospheres.
Earth
The Earth's atmosphere weighs approximately 5.15 trillion tons.
As much as 75 percent of the atmosphere is at an altitude of less than 11 kilometers. With each addi ...