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Sunday, 30 August 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
During a volcanic eruption, several hundred cubic meters of lava are usually ejected.
These volumes can vary, sometimes being very large, such as during the eruption of the Laki rift vol ...
Cosmos
Since 2nd November 2000, humans have continuously lived in space.
Although the lineup of astronauts orbiting over our heads changes constantly, there has not been a single day since November 2000 in which any astronaut has not been in space.
Tears
Crying may help release tension.
Scientists distinguish “good” and “bad” patterns. They suggest that support from other people during ...
Graphene
In diamond, each of carbon’s four valence electrons is involved in the formation of such bonds.
As a result, diamond is a transparent, non-reactive insulator, and graphite is a black conductor, susceptible to chemical modifications.
Fungi
Fungi were considered a separate kingdom, more closely related to animals than to plants.
This was determined based on phylogeny (origin), biochemistry, and anatomy. Fungi are considered to ...
Cosmos
Each object in the sky is observed with a delay.
The farther away the celestial body is from the observer, the longer the light emitted or reflected ...
Earth
Throughout its history, Earth has had four different atmospheres.
At first, it was surrounded by a primordial atmosphere, which consisted of the remains of proto-plan ...
Titan
Rains of liquid organic compounds, mainly methane, fall to the surface of the moon from clouds consisting of methane and ethane.
Typically, cloud cover does not exceed 1% of the moon's surface, but periodically it can increase up ...
Nicotine
Until the end of the 20th century, it was believed that nicotine did not lead to the development of cancer.
But already in the first decade of the 21st century, this view was questioned and a debate began among scientists about its carcinogenic properties.
lava
Pumice is formed from acidic varieties of lava.
It is a volcanic magma rock composed of porous volcanic glaze (more than 50% pores), formed from hig ...