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Wednesday, 28 October 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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Deimos
The escape velocity from the surface of Deimos is 20 km/h.
Tears
Crying may help release tension.
Scientists distinguish “good” and “bad” patterns. They suggest that support from other people during ...
lava
Magma is formed in deep parts of the Earth's crust.
It is formed in the Earth's upper mantle, a layer of the crust that extends to a depth of about 400 ...
Fungi
A mushroom called Hydnellum peckii growing in North America, Europe and Asia, secretes a red, bloody substance on a white cap.
It is a very rare mushroom, fully protected in Poland, it is placed on the Red List of Large-bearing Mushrooms with status E, i.e. "extinct".The mushroom is inedible but extremely decorative.
lava
Underwater eruption produces pillow lava.
It cools very quickly and splits into ellipsoidal, usually flattened lobes resembling pillows or loa ...
Fungi
Fungi live in symbiosis with microorganisms, higher plants and animals.
They form mycorrhiza with many plants (coexistence of roots or seeds of vascular plants with fungi) ...
NASA
The Apollo program launched 11 crew missions between 1968 and 1972.
Out of 11, four were test flights, six ended up delivering men to the Moon, and one had failed to accomplish its goal.
Snow
Snow accumulates in areas cold enough to remain there seasonally or all the time.
The main areas prone to snow are the Artic, Antarctica, the northern hemisphere, and alpine regions.
Phobos
Phobos’ orbit decreases by about 1,8 meters every 100 years.
In about 50 million years, the moon could be torn apart by Mars’ tidal forces or fall to its surface.
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.