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Wednesday, 31 December 2025
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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Cosmos
There are about 200 trillion galaxies in the universe.
Each has a different composition and size. The largest galaxies can span up to 2 million light years.
Graphene
Although graphene consists of an element that is abundant on Earth, its production costs are high.
This is a major obstacle to graphene finding mass application in many fields. For now, only small amounts are produced.
Cosmos
The largest canyon both on Mars and in the entire Solar System is Valles Marineris, which stretches 400 kilometers, is 200 kilometers wide, and 10 kilometers deep.
The canyon is located just below the Martian equator.
Large Magellanic Cloud
One of the closest supernovae is SN 1987A, which exploded inside the Large Magellanic Cloud around February 23, 1987.
It was the brightest supernova recorded since 1604.
Anorexia Nervosa
People suffering from anorexia often perceive themselves as overweight, although in reality, they are underweight.
These individuals also often deny that they have a problem with low weight. They may weigh themselve ...
Amber
A trade route between the North Sea, the Baltic Sea to the Mediterranean Sea, was called an Amber Road.
It was established to transport amber between Northern and Southern Europe.
Earth
Depending on the classification, there are five to seven continents on Earth.
According to the most common division, there are Europe, Asia, North America, South America, Africa, ...
Liver
Liver produces bile.
It allows to digest fats and proteins. It is also essential to regulating blood glucose.
Silver
Of all metals, it has the highest electrical conductivity, greater than copper.
However, it cannot be used for the production of electrical cables because it is subject to corrosio ...
Large Magellanic Cloud
It is located approximately 163.000 light-years from the Milky Way.
The measurement error from 2013 is 2.2 percent.