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Saturn’s ‘Death Star’ Moon Mimas Could Hide a Life-Supporting Ocean Beneath Its Surface
Now another moon appears to be secretly flooded. Saturn’s moon Mimas, known for its uncanny resemblance to the Star Wars ...
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Mimas: Saturn's Death Star moon has a hidden ocean underneath
Saturn’s moon Mimas may look like the Death Star from the “Star Wars” saga, but it has a secret that makes it even more fascinating. Scientists have found evidence of a vast ocean of liquid ...
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Saturn’s Moon Mimas
Discovered by William Herschel in 1789, Saturn’s icy moon Mimas is 246 miles in diameter and orbits just outside the visible rings. It has an enormous impact crater, discovered in 1980 and named in ...
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What Makes Saturn’s Moon Mimas Look Like The ‘Death Star’ Is New Evidence For An Underground Ocean, Say Shocked Scientists
Planetary scientists don’t care about Mimas, Saturn’s smallest moon. Sure, its massive Herschel crater might make it look like the “Death Star” space station from Star Wars, but it’s ...
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Scientists find new evidence of an internal ocean in Saturn’s ‘Death Star’ moon Mimas
Saturn’s innermost moon ‘Mimas’ might have been hiding an internal ocean. The evidence comes from NASA’s Cassini mission that explored Saturn and its moons for a decade. An internal ocean ...
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Hidden ocean beneath Saturn's moon Mimas discovered by NASA's Cassini spacecraft
Recent findings from data collected by NASA's Cassini spacecraft reveal the presence of a vast ocean beneath the icy surface of Saturn's moon Mimas. Mimas, known for its resemblance to the "Death ...