• 1. Mimas - Science@NASA

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  Link: https://science.nasa.gov/saturn/moons/mimas/

  Description: WEBAt a mean distance just over 115,000 miles (186,000 kilometers) from the massive planet, Mimas takes only 22 hours and 36 minutes to complete an orbit. Mimas is tidally locked: it keeps the same face toward Saturn as it flies around the planet, just as …

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• 2. Mimas - Wikipedia

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  Link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mimas

  Description: WEBMimas. This article is about the moon of Saturn. For other uses, see Mimas (disambiguation). Mimas, also designated Saturn I, is the seventh-largest natural satellite of Saturn. With a mean diameter of 396.4 kilometres or 246.3 miles, Mimas is the smallest astronomical body known to be roughly rounded in shape due to its own gravity.

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• 3. Mimas | Definition, Features, & Facts | Britannica

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  Link: https://www.britannica.com/place/Mimas

  Description: WEBSaturn's moon Mimas in an image taken by the Cassini spacecraft. Mimas, smallest and innermost of the major regular moons of Saturn. It was discovered in 1789 by the English astronomer William Herschel and named for one of the Giants (Gigantes) of Greek mythology. Year discovered: 1789.

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• 4. Scientists find the origins to Saturn's moon Mimas' underground …

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  Link: https://interestingengineering.com/science/mimas-underground-liquid-ocean-origins

  Description: WEB2 days ago · Mimas, Enceladus, and Tethys may represent three points along a continuum of ocean initiation, growth, and loss. The study was published in the journal Earth and Planetary Science Letters .

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• 5. Saturn's 'Death Star' moon Mimas may have gotten huge buried …

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  Link: https://www.space.com/saturn-moon-mimas-buried-ocean-changing-orbit

  Description: WEB6 days ago · Mimas has a diameter of just around 148 miles (400 kilometers), making it quite small compared to Earth's moon's diameter of 2,159 miles (3,475 kilometers). The ocean of Mimas is estimated to...

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• 6. Mimas’ Surprise: Startling Discovery of Young Ocean

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  Link: https://scitechdaily.com/mimas-surprise-startling-discovery-of-young-ocean-beneath-icy-shell-of-saturns-tiny-moon/

  Description: WEBFeb 12, 2024 · Researchers have discovered a global ocean of liquid water beneath the surface of Mimas, one of Saturn's smallest moons. This discovery, made possible by data from NASA's Cassini spacecraft, highlights Mimas as a crucial site for studying the origins of life, providing insights into ocean formation

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• 7. Saturn’s ‘Death Star’ moon has hidden ocean under its crust, say

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  Link: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2024/feb/07/saturn-death-star-moon-mimas-hidden-ocean

  Description: WEBFeb 7, 2024 · The unexpected discovery means Mimas, an ice ball 250 miles wide, becomes the latest member of an exclusive club, joining Saturn’s Titan and Enceladus and Jupiter’s Europa and Ganymede as moons...

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• 8. Readers discuss Mimas' hidden ocean and ancient cave art

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  Link: https://www.sciencenews.org/article/readers-discuss-mimas-hidden-ocean-and-ancient-cave-art

  Description: WEBApr 14, 2024 · Hidden depths. Slight changes in the orbit of Saturn’s moon Mimas hint at the presence of a vast, young ocean beneath the satellite’s icy surface that may have formed between 5 million and 50 ...

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• 9. Mimas: Closer Than Ever Before - Science@NASA

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  Link: https://science.nasa.gov/resource/mimas-closer-than-ever-before/

  Description: WEBAug 5, 2005 · Home. Cassini. Mimas: Closer Than Ever Before. August 5, 2005. This map of the surface of Saturn's moon Mimas illustrates the regions that were imaged by Cassini during the spacecraft's flyby of the moon on Aug. 2, 2005. At closest approach, the spacecraft passed within approximately 62,900 kilometers (39,300 miles) above the moon's surface.

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• 10. Mimas, moon of Saturn - The Solar System on Sea and Sky

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  Link: http://www.seasky.org/solar-system/saturn-mimas.html

  Description: WEBMimas [MY-mas] is the seventh of Saturn's known moons in order of orbit and is also the seventh largest. It is the 20th largest moon in the Solar System and is the thought to be the smallest to have its shape rounded by its own gravity. It was named after one of the Greek Titans who was the son of Gaia and was slain by Hercules.

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