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How one impact turned Mimas into the Death Star moon
Mimas, one of Saturn’s smaller moons, gained its nickname after astronomers noticed a massive crater dominating its surface.
A new study referencing a past NASA Cassini observation found the presence of 'slushy tunnels' in Saturn's largest moon Titan ...
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Saturn’s moons explode to 274 after a new discovery wave
Saturn has just pulled far ahead in the solar system’s moon race, with a fresh wave of detections pushing its tally to 274 ...
Turns out, Saturn's little moon Mimas isn't just a frozen rock—it's got a whole ocean beneath 20-30km of ice. Scientists figured this out by looking at data from the Cassini spacecraft, which showed ...
Saturn’s small, cratered moon, Mimas, may secretly harbor a young subsurface ocean -- a finding that could reshape how scientists define ocean worlds in the solar system, new research suggested. “When ...
Astronomers studying Mimas, one of Saturn's smaller moons, say it's likely hiding a giant ocean beneath its crust. Using data gathered from the Cassini probe, which studied Saturn and its moons for ...
The outer solar system is awash with liquid water. A briny ocean is concealed beneath the icy crust of Jupiter’s fourth largest moon, Europa — with more water than all of Earth’s oceans combined. A ...
The evidence that Mimas, Saturn’s “Death Star” moon, may be home to a giant underground ocean is growing. As Knowable Magazine reports, a new study not only makes a case for an ocean on the moon, but ...
The outer solar system is awash with liquid water. A briny ocean is concealed beneath the icy crust of Jupiter’s fourth-largest moon, Europa—with more water than all of Earth’s oceans combined. A ...
The outer solar system is awash with liquid water. A briny ocean is concealed beneath the icy crust of Jupiter’s fourth largest moon, Europa — with more water than all of Earth’s oceans combined. A ...
The existence of another watery world in the outer solar system may offer clues to how such seas form—and hope for another spot to search for life. By Shannon Hall / Knowable Magazine Published Aug 10 ...
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