Saturn’s ‘Death Star’ moon Mimas may have a massive buried ocean due to the ringed planet’s powerful pull
Earlier this year, researchers discovered a vast liquid ocean lurking beneath the icy crust of Saturn’s tiny moon Mimas. Now the same team may have discovered how it was created. New research suggests that Mimas’ icy crust is melting and thinning as its orbit around Saturn becomes less flat, or less “eccentric,” due to the… Read More »