Mimas
Saturn's 'Death Star' moon with a giant impact crater.
About
Mimas is the smallest astronomical body known to be rounded due to its own gravity. Its giant Herschel crater gives it a striking resemblance to the Death Star from Star Wars.
Properties
Notable Facts
Mimas has a giant crater called Herschel that makes it look like the Death Star
It is the smallest body in the solar system that is rounded by self-gravity
Evidence suggests Mimas may have a subsurface ocean
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5,149.5 km
Diameter
15.9 d
Orbit
1655
Discovered
Enceladus
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504.2 km
Diameter
1.4 d
Orbit
1789
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Tethys
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Diameter
1.9 d
Orbit
1684
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Dione
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1,122.8 km
Diameter
2.7 d
Orbit
1684
Discovered