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Thursday, 29 October 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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Brain
It consists of 75% water.
This is primarily why proper hydration of the body is so important - dehydration disrupts the brain’s work.
Moon
The other side of the Moon is called the far side, not the "dark side" as some say, because each part of our satellite is darkened for exactly the same period.
Amber
The largest deposit of amber comes from the Baltic Sea region.
The Baltic amber is the highest quality.
Titan
The first probe near Titan was Voyager 1.
The flight took place on November 12th, 1980. Several photos were taken from a distance of 4,000 km, ...
Brain
Brain cells are produced throughout life.
Until the publication of research on neurogenesis in 2018, it was assumed that the process of creating neurons ends in childhood.
Graphene
Polish science contributed to the discovery and revolutionization of graphene production methods.
The key date is 2011 when the Institute of Electronic Materials Technology together with the Faculty ...
Nicotine
Nicotine is well absorbed through the skin.
This fact is used in the fight against smoking addiction by using patches soaked in it. There are ca ...
Large Magellanic Cloud
Whether the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds orbit the Milky Way has not yet been definitively confirmed, as research conducted by the Hubble Space Telescope in 2006 may suggest that the speed of these objects is too high for our galaxy to support them.
NASA
The first NASA crewed Space Program was Project Mercury.
Although it is not well-remembered, it was the foundation for all space missions.
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 ...