Saturn's innermost moon, which resembles the Death Star from Star Wars, may be a 'stealth' ocean world, according to new research.
Sign up for CNN's Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. Saturn's innermost moon, which resembles the Death Star from Star Wars, may be a"stealth" ocean world, according to new research.
Mimas, which is the smallest and closest to Saturn of the ringed planet's 82 moons, may contain a liquid internal ocean. "If Mimas has an ocean, it represents a new class of small, 'stealth' ocean worlds with surfaces that do not betray the ocean's existence," said study author Alyssa Rhoden, a scientist Southwest Research Institute in Boulder, Colorado, in a statement.The study published last week in the journal Icarus.
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