Mimas aka Death Star
Mimas picture gallery. Mimas closely resembles the Death Star in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, which is also said to be several hundred kilometers in diameter.
Mimas vs. Death Star
Mimas vs Death Star
A moon of Saturn, discovered on September 17, 1789, by William Herschel. It is also known as Saturn I because it was the innermost of the seven moons of Saturn known when this numbering system was adopted. In Greek mythology, Mimas was a Titan who was slain by the god Hercules.
Mimas and Saturn
Mimas and Saturn
Its low density suggests a composition that is primarily water ice. Mimas is heavily cratered, although the cratering is not uniform. While most of the surface is covered with craters up to and exceeding 40 km (25 miles) in diameter, in the southern polar region craters larger than 20 km (12 miles) are generally absent. Preeminent is the crater Herschel which, at 130 km (80 miles) across, spans more than one third the diameter of the whole moon, and has a central peak that rises 6 km (4 miles) above the crater floor. Had the impact that caused it been much bigger, it may have split Mimas apart. As it is, traces of fracture marks are evident on the opposite hemisphere. Most of the other craters on Mimas are named after characters in Camelot.
Mimas – Herschel crater
Mimas - Herschel crater
From a distance, the satellite bears a striking resemblance to the Death Star in the Star Wars movies!
Mimas – temperature scheme (Pac man like picture)
Mimas - temperature scheme (Pac man like picture)
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