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Thursday, 16 April 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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Ganymede
The Moon is the only one in the Solar System that has a dipole magnetic field capable of creating a magnetosphere.
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
In 1973 NASA launched the Skylab mission.
Its purpose was to set up the first American space station. Skylab successfully operated from May 14th, 1973 to July 11th, 1979, when it disintegrated into the atmosphere.
Graphene
Graphene has the potential to replace silicon in many applications.
Graphene can be used to create microprocessors a thousand times more efficient than those we know to ...
Moon
Up to 14.000 square kilometers of the Moon's surface may remain in perpetual shadow.
Water is most likely to be present in these places.
Aurora
To the naked eye, we see the Aurora Borealis and Aurora Australis lights as greenish and white. Full colors can only be seen in the photos.
This is because, in low light, the eye registers light with rods that are not color sensitive but respond only to light.
NASA
In the case of finding life on other planets, NASA established an Office of Planetary Protection.
Silver
Silver is used in medicine wherever it is necessary to reduce the risk of bacterial infections (surgical instruments, dialysis devices).
Silver is also currently used in disinfectants and disinfectants, as well as preparations to prevent infection of wounds and burns.
Nicotine
Research on the therapeutic effects of nicotine is a very young field of knowledge because so far the focus has been on its negative impact on the body.
Psychiatrists have long wondered why almost 90 percent of patients with schizophrenia and depression ...
Ganymede
Ganymede has a larger diameter than Mercury and is 5268 km.