Mimas
Saturn Smackdown! Icy Moons Burned By Radiation And Ions
If you hang out in Saturn's intense magnetic environment for a while, it's going to leave a mark. That's one…
‘Death Star’ Ocean? Seven Moons That Could Host Huge Hidden Liquid Reservoirs
Could there be an ocean hidden somewhere in that Death Star-like picture? This is an image of Mimas, a moon…
Watch Two Dark Moons Sneak Into Cassini’s Shots
On March 11, NASA's Cassini spacecraft was acquiring some images of Saturn's back-lit limb when two of its moons decided…
Five Saturn Moons Stun In Cassini Spacecraft Archival Image
This picture is from a couple of years ago, but still worth the extra look. The Cassini spacecraft -- busily…
Swirling Vortex and Mini Moons: Spectacular Views of the Little Things Around Saturn
High-altitude clouds in Titan's seasonal south polar swirl glow dimly in this image from NASA's Cassini spacecraft. With wild storms…
Cassini’s Majestic Saturn Moon Quintet
[/caption] Check out this gorgeous new portrait of a Saturnian moon quintet taken by Earths’ emissary - NASA's Cassini Orbiter.…
Cassini Provides Stunning New Looks at Several Moons
[/caption] The Cassini spacecraft recently had a mini 'grand tour' of several of Saturn's moons and just sent back some…
Cassini Survives Close Encounter of the Death Star Kind!
[/caption] On February 13, 2010, Cassini flew by Saturn's moon Mimas, coming as close as 9,500 km. It passed directly…
On New Year’s Eve, Cassini Will Stare at the Death Star’s Superlaser
OK, it's actually the Herschel crater on Mimas, a smallish moon of Saturn (and it's the eve of Chinese New…