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Saturday, 17 January 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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Titan
On October 15th, 1997, the Cassini-Huygens probe was launched towards Saturn, thanks to which Saturn, its rings, Titan, and Enceladus were examined.
The probe reached Saturn on July 1st, 2004, and six months later, on January 14th, 2005, the Huygens ...
Cosmos
The Sun has a diameter of 1.392.684 kilometers.
It is about 109 times larger than the Earth and its mass is approximately 333.000 Earth masses. The Sun accounts for about 99.86 percent of the mass of the solar system.
Snow
Snowflakes falling on the water produce a penetrating sound.
This is the view of some researchers, claiming that a snowflake falling on water produces a high-fre ...
Deimos
The escape velocity from the surface of Deimos is 20 km/h.
Moon
Despite its synchronous rotation, the Moon is constantly tilted to one side or the other.
Such deviations are called librations and thanks to them it is possible to observe as much as 59 percent of the surface of the silver globe from Earth.
Fungi
The science of mushrooms is mycology.
Mycologists have developed several systems of classifying fungi.A less official classification group ...
Nicotine
Nicotine is a natural insecticide.
Plants such as tobacco produce it to repel pests - nicotine interferes with the neurotransmitters of insects and kills them.
Tears
Watery eyes may be a signal of dry eye syndrome.
Dry eye syndrome is caused by insufficient quantity or quality of tears, which prevents the proper lubrication of eyeballs. It causes excessive watering of the eyes, as a response to the irritation.
Deimos
The area of Deimos is only 483,05 square kilometers.
Liver
Drinking caffeinated beverages, especially green tea and coffee, benefits the well-being of the liver.