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Sunday, 15 February 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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Mushrooms
They can be very expensive.
The most valuable mushrooms are the white truffles. For a 1.5 kg specimen was paid 330,000$.
NASA
The Space Shuttle program launched on April 12th, 1981, was the fourth crewed program in NASA's history.
It launched a total of 135 missions and was the first program to reuse a spacecraft. Its main goal w ...
Silver
The largest silver producer in Europe is Poland.
The Lower Silesian copper and silver deposits, exploited by KGHM Polska Miedź, were in second place ...
Phobos
The distance of Phobos from the surface of Mars is only 2.76 times the radius of the planet.
Liver
The liver is one of the most essential organs in endocrine balance.
It breaks down hormones, especially estrogen and androgen. Functionality disorder may lead to acne problems or scalp hair loss in men, and menstrual cramps, fluid retention, or lumpy breast in women.
Aurora
The color of the aurora depends on the height at which the atoms are colliding, and the type of atom.
If the collision is with nitrogen, we see the color purple and maroon. Collision with oxygen gives g ...
NASA
The first NASA crewed Space Program was Project Mercury.
Although it is not well-remembered, it was the foundation for all space missions.
Earth
Due to the Earth's rotation, the diameter of the equator is 43 km larger than the polar diameter.
The Earth is therefore a slightly flattened ball - this shape is called a geoid.
Deimos
The escape velocity from the surface of Deimos is 20 km/h.
Ganymede
Ganymede's core is composed of iron, which may be partially liquid and is surrounded by a thick mantle made of silicates.