On which astronomical body is the Vodyanoy crater and the Kikimora dark spot? Detailed answer

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On which astronomical body is the Vodyanoy crater and the Kikimora dark spot?

Nearly all geographic features on Triton, Neptune's largest moon, are named after water spirits, deities, and monsters. For example, there is a crater named after Leviathan, as well as a line of craters "Chain of the Kraken". Astronomers have not forgotten about the spirits of Slavic mythology: one of the craters is named Vodyanoy, and one of the dark spots on the surface of the satellite is called Kikimora.

Authors: Jimmy Wales, Larry Sanger

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Why does the body need vitamin C?

We will start answering this question in a somewhat strange way. Did you know that the sailors of the British Navy were once called "limi" (from the word "lemon")? So they were nicknamed due to the fact that already at the beginning of the XNUMXth century, when the East India Company began to supply British ships with fruits, they began to give sailors a lemon every day.

And why was it done? To prevent a terrible disease called scurvy. For hundreds of years, sailors have been terrified of this disease. It amazed people when they had to live for a long time on canned food, when they could not get fresh vegetables and fruits. Lemon water or juice prevented this disease. In this juice, obviously, there was something necessary for the human body for normal functioning. Now, these days, we already know that it is vitamin C, or ascorbic acid.

So why didn't sailors get enough food with vitamin C? Because vitamin C is destroyed at high temperature, under the influence of air and during storage. When harvesting products and storing them in the old ways, vitamin C in them was completely destroyed.

There is another problem with vitamin C. Almost all mammals are able to produce vitamin C in their own liver and therefore do not suffer from a lack of it. But humans, great apes, and guinea pigs are the only mammals unable to produce vitamin C in their bodies. Therefore, they need to get it with food. It is quite difficult for the body to accumulate the required amount of this vitamin: it can only accumulate in small doses, and these doses are less than the body needs.

We must constantly replenish our vitamin C reserves. Oranges, lemons, grapefruits, muskmelons and strawberries are the richest in this vitamin. Of course, many people take vitamin pills to make up for their lack of nutrition. Of course, it is best to get all the necessary vitamins as a result of a balanced diet, but if you feel that they are not enough, then you should consult your doctor before you start taking vitamins in any form.

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