Flying by the "Death Star" Moon - NASA
Mar 29, 2010 · In this view captured by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft on its closest-ever flyby of Saturn’s moon Mimas, large Herschel Crater dominates Mimas, making the moon look like the Death Star in the movie “Star Wars.”
Mimas - Wikipedia
When seen from certain angles, Mimas resembles the Death Star, a fictional space station and superweapon known from the 1977 film Star Wars. Herschel resembles the concave disc of the Death Star's "superlaser".
Flying by the “Death Star” Moon - NASA Science
Mar 29, 2010 · In this view captured by NASA's Cassini spacecraft on its closest-ever flyby of Saturn's moon Mimas, large Herschel Crater dominates Mimas, making the moon look like the Death Star in the movie "Star Wars."
Saturn's 'Death Star' Moon May Hide a Massive, Shockingly …
Feb 7, 2024 · To planetary scientists, Mimas—one of Saturn’s moons—is best known for its uncanny resemblance to the Death Star in Star Wars. While Mimas most definitely isn’t a planet-destroying...
Saturn’s ‘Death Star’ moon is hiding an internal ocean ... - CNN
Feb 7, 2024 · Astronomers have uncovered additional evidence that one of Saturn’s smallest moons, Mimas, is hiding a global ocean beneath its icy surface.
Saturn’s ‘Death Star’ moon was hiding a secret: an underground …
Feb 7, 2024 · Evidence of a deep global ocean beneath the crust of Saturn's moon Mimas—sometimes called the "Death Star"—has surprised astronomers because it's such an unlikely place to find one.
Saturn's 'Death Star' moon Mimas may have an ocean scientists …
Feb 7, 2024 · Astronomers have discovered that a tiny moon of Saturn, named Mimas, may harbor a hidden liquid ocean beneath its thick icy shell and may thus have the conditions for habitability.
Saturn's 'Death Star' moon has a hidden secret - a subsurface …
Feb 7, 2024 · Saturn's moon Mimas is known for its uncanny resemblance to the dreaded Death Star in the original "Star Wars" movie. But it has another intriguing distinction as well, according to researchers -...
Flying by the "Death Star" Moon - NASA Jet Propulsion …
Mar 29, 2010 · In this view captured by NASA's Cassini spacecraft on its closest-ever flyby of Saturn's moon Mimas, large Herschel Crater dominates Mimas, making the moon look like the Death Star in the movie 'Star Wars.'
Meet Saturn’s ‘Death Star’ Moon and the Intriguing Ocean It May …
Aug 14, 2024 · Saturn’s moon Mimas, known for its uncanny resemblance to the Star Wars Death Star, might harbor liquid water beneath its icy shell. If true, similar seas could be hiding in plain sight,...