Mimas, Saturn’s smallest moon, may hide a young ocean inside

2024-02-07 16:05:27

The satellite’s change in orbit contradicts theories that it is completely solid. Finding suggests other small icy moons in the solar system may be ocean worlds

Mimas, moon of Saturn Frédéric Durillon, Animea Studio | Paris Observatory – PSL, IMCCE

07/02/2024

Updated 02/08/2024 at 02:24h.

Mimas, the smallest and innermost of Saturn’s main moons, is distinguished by a huge crater that makes it resemble the imperial ship ‘Death Star’ from the famous ‘Star Wars’ saga. Until now it was believed that its rough surface…

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