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Thursday, 3 September 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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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).
Moon
Selenographic coordinates are used to determine coordinates on the lunar surface.
Tears
An excessive amount of tears often called pathological crying or laughing, may be an indication of a brain disease or Alzheimer’s disease.
Ganymede
Ganymede is the largest moon of Jupiter and the largest moon in the solar system.
Mushrooms
Mushrooms are some of the oldest inhabitants of the Earth.
Latest evidence suggests that the first mushrooms evolved on Earth between 715 and 810 million years ago.
NASA
NASA employs over 17,000 people.
Its HQ—Mary W. Jackson—is located in Washington, D.C.
Deimos
An eclipse of Deimos by Mars' shadow occurs on average 110 times per Martian year. Such an eclipse can last up to 4 hours.
Due to the short distance at which Deimos orbits Mars, these eclipses are most often total.
Ganymede
It was discovered on January 11, 1610, by Galileo Galilei or a few days earlier by Simon Marius.
In his work from 1614, Marius claimed that he made his discovery a few days before Galileo, and Galileo accused him of lying and plagiarism.
Silver
Silver has the lowest contact resistance among all metals.
Titan
The diameter of the Titan at its equator is 5,150 km.
It is 48% larger than Luna (Earth’s moon) and 80% more massive.