Science

Sunday, 5 July 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 ...

Did you know?

Moon
The Moon's magnetic field is over 100 times weaker than the Earth's and ranges from 1 to 100 nanotesla.
It is not dipolar, so it is assumed that its source is not the nucleus but the crust.
Snow
On average, snowflakes are about five millimeters in diameter and weigh about four milligrams.
As temperatures rise, snowflakes become larger as the crystals thaw and then stick together to form ...
Silver
Silver is a metal slightly harder than gold.
It is a very ductile and malleable metal with a shiny luster and can be easily polished.
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.
Mushrooms
Most fungi develop as hyphae, which are cylindrical, filamentous structures 2-10 µm in diameter and up to a few centimeters long.
The hyphae branch, merge, which leads to the formation of mycelium, which is an interconnected netwo ...
Earth
The first man to leave his home planet was Yuri Gagarin.
A two-hour flight by a Soviet astronaut outside the Earth's atmosphere took place in 1961.
Large Magellanic Cloud
The diameter of the Large Magellanic Cloud is approximately 14.000 light years.
Silver
The use of silver is very wide, mainly as a precious metal.
925 silver alloyed with copper is used to make jewelry, dishes and cutlery, medals, and musical inst ...
Deimos
Deimos was discovered by American astronomer Asaph Hall on August 12, 1877, through a telescope at the US Naval Observatory.
It was not discovered accidentally, the astronomer conducted observations precisely to find the planet's natural satellites.
Amber
Amber possesses electrostatic properties.
It can produce static electricity when negatively charged by applying friction. Because of that, ancient Greeks named amber “elektron,” which became the basis for the word electricity.