#mimas

Two Moons Passing in the Night

Stark beauty on the edge of the known.

A wide view from the rugged surface of Saturn's inner moon, Mimas, shows the solar system in sharp contrast.

From left to right:

Tethys and Enceladus in partial phases.

Minor moons Janus and Epimetheus as bright points.

Colossal Saturn, its main rings catching the light.

The distant Sun, a piercing point of energy.

The shadow of the rings falling across Saturn's night side.

This is how the sky would appear if you were standing on Mimas in this realistically generated image.

Look at them! They are, in order: Titan, Enceladus, Mimas and Iapetus. Saturn's biggest moons are all named after Titans and Giants from greek mythology. I cannot put into a single post how cool they are, especially Titan and Enceladus. Just so you can have an idea, Enceladus is theorized to have life! It has an underground ocean and the material it expels from geysers form one of Saturn's rings. Enceladus is also the shiniest moon (the most reflective body of the solar system)

Also did you know that in greek mythology Mimas (Mimos or Mimon are other variants of his name) is one of the giants and he fought against Aphrodite?

Imagina un lago escondido bajo una capa de hielo. Ahora imagina que ese hielo se adelgaza y, sin que suba la temperatura, el agua empieza a hervir porque la presión baja. Suena a ciencia ficción, pero es precisamente lo que sugiere un estudio reciente sobre los pequeños mundos helados del Sistema Solar: Mimas, Encelado y Miranda. Estos satélites pueden desarrollar capas de vapor y gases justo…