Mimas and Saturn

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Diego Barucco / Alamy Stock Photo

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2000 x 3000 px | 16.9 x 25.4 cm | 6.7 x 10 inches | 300dpi

Date taken:

26 May 2007

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Space

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Mimas is a moon of Saturn which was discovered in 1789 by William Herschel. It is named after Mimas, a son of Gaia in Greek mythology, and is also designated Saturn I. With a diameter of 396 kilometres (246 mi) it is the 21st-largest moon in the Solar System and is the smallest astronomical body that is known to be rounded in shape because of self-gravitation.

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