Mimas - NASA Science
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 …
Mimas - NASA Science
WEBDec 17, 2004 · Mimas. The conspicuous crater on the surface of Saturn's moon Mimas is seen in this image taken by Voyager. The massive crater, whose proportionate size (approximately 100 kilometers or 60 miles) is about one-quarter of the satellite's diameter (390 kilometers or 235 miles), is without precedent among …
Mimas and the Giant - NASA Science
WEBFeb 27, 2006 · A small and battered reminder of the solar system's violent youth, the ice moon Mimas hurtles around its gas giant parent, Saturn. At 397 kilometers (247 miles) across, Mimas is simply dwarfed by the immensity of Saturn.
APOD: 2021 May 31 - Mimas: Small Moon with a Big Crater
WEBMimas is made of mostly water ice with a smattering of rock - so it is accurately described as a big dirty snowball. The featured image was taken during the closest-ever flyby of the robot spacecraft Cassini past Mimas in 2010 while in orbit around Saturn. Interactive: Take a trek across Mimas Tomorrow's picture: streaks of Orion
Mimas' Mountain - NASA
WEBJan 9, 2017 · Named after the icy moon’s discoverer, astronomer William Herschel, the crater stretches 86 miles (139 kilometers) wide — almost one-third of the diameter of Mimas (246 miles or 396 kilometers) itself.
First Quarter Mimas | NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
WEBAug 26, 2005 · Mimas. Imaging Science Subsystem - Narrow Angle. As the closest-orbiting of Saturn's intermediate-sized moons, Mimas is occasionally captured against the planet's dim and shadowed northern latitudes. This image was taken with NASA's Cassini spacecraft's narrow-angle camera on July 18, 2005.
The Solar System has a new ocean — it’s buried in a small ... - Nature
WEBFeb 7, 2024 · Mimas, a mid-sized moon of Saturn, turns out to have an ocean beneath its icy surface — despite looking too geologically inert to have water sloshing inside. Mimas joins a growing list of...
APOD: 2017 January 11 - Mimas, Crater, and Mountain
WEBMimas, Crater, and Mountain Image Credit: Cassini Imaging Team, SSI, JPL, ESA, NASA. Explanation: Mimas is an icy, crater-pocked moon of Saturn a mere 400 kilometers (250 miles) in diameter. Its largest crater Herschel is nearly 140 kilometers wide.
Farewell to Mimas - NASA Science
WEBMar 14, 2017 · Farewell to Mimas. In its season of "lasts," NASA's Cassini spacecraft made its final close approach to Saturn's moon Mimas on January 30, 2017. At closest approach, Cassini passed 25,620 miles (41,230 kilometers) from Mimas. All future observations of Mimas will be from more than twice this distance.
Mimas Blues - NASA
WEBFeb 8, 2005 · Mimas drifts along in its orbit against the azure backdrop of Saturn's northern latitudes in this true color view. The long, dark lines on the atmosphere are shadows cast by the planet's rings.
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