[YouTube Video] How Did We Get Mimas So Wrong? - Astrum

submitted by qprimed to astronomy 5 points | 0 comments https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHtd05wfNRQ We used to think Mimas was a dead world, famous only for the massive crater that gives the moon an uncanny resemblance to the Death Star. But in 2024, scientists discovered a secret hidden beneath its battered shell: a vast, liquid ocean we didn’t know existed. Timestamps - 0:00 The Death Star Moon - 2:00 Herschel Crater - 6:36 Pac-Man Boundary - 9:24 Splitting Saturn’s Rings - 12:08 Mimas vs Enceladus - 15:00 Hidden Ocean - 18:07 Could Mimas Have Life?