MIMAS: MOON OF SATURN
By Lauren M. Silverman
What is Mimas?
The Death Star?
Not exactly.
A moon?
Yes!
Mimas, also known as Saturn I, is the twentieth largest moon in the solar system. It is made of mostly ice and water with a bit of rock. Although it looks round, it is actually an ellipsoid shape, which is like an egg.
Mimas was discovered by the astronomer William Herschel on September 7th, 1789. Mimas' surface is covered with small craters, but the biggest one is Herschel, as shown in the picture above.
To explore Mimas even more, browse the tabs at the top of the screen!
Words in red are defined in the Glossary. If you hover over a few words they lead to Wikipedia pages.
Not exactly.
A moon?
Yes!
Mimas, also known as Saturn I, is the twentieth largest moon in the solar system. It is made of mostly ice and water with a bit of rock. Although it looks round, it is actually an ellipsoid shape, which is like an egg.
Mimas was discovered by the astronomer William Herschel on September 7th, 1789. Mimas' surface is covered with small craters, but the biggest one is Herschel, as shown in the picture above.
To explore Mimas even more, browse the tabs at the top of the screen!
Words in red are defined in the Glossary. If you hover over a few words they lead to Wikipedia pages.