Mimas
Americannoun
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Astronomy. one of the moons of Saturn.
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Classical Mythology. one of the Gigantes, killed by Hercules.
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Roman Legend. a companion of Aeneas, killed by Mezentius.
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Because the ice shell on Mimas is not expected to fracture as it thins, it is possible for the moon to have an ocean while still looking inactive at the surface.
From Science Daily • Mar. 2, 2026
Hidden beneath the heavily cratered surface of Mimas, one of Saturn's smallest moons, lies a secret: a global ocean of liquid water.
From Science Daily • Feb. 7, 2024
The crater—named Herschel after astronomer William Herschel, who discovered Mimas in 1789—is thought to have formed hundreds of million years ago when an object several miles across crashed into the moon.
From National Geographic • Feb. 7, 2024
Despite being so small, Mimas boasts the second largest impact crater of any moon in the solar system — the reason it’s compared to the fictional Death Star space station in “Star Wars.”
From Seattle Times • Feb. 7, 2024
She ran at Mimas, who barely managed to parry her drakon-blade with the handle of his hammer.
From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan
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