Earlier this year, researchers discovered that a vast liquid ocean lurks beneath the icy shell of Saturn’s tiny moon, Mimas. Now the same team may have discovered how it was created. New research suggests that as Mimas‘ orbit around Saturn became less flattened, or less “eccentric” due to the ringed planet’s pull, its icy shell […]
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Saturn’s ‘Death Star’ moon Mimas may have an ocean scientists never believed could exist
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. This shocking finding radically changes the definition of what an ocean moon can be, and could ultimately redefine our search for alien life on moons […]