Mimas en · PROPN
Pronunciation
- /ˈmaɪməs/
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Μίμᾱς (Mímās).
Meanings
- (Greek) A son of Gaia; one of the Gigantes.
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The innermost of Saturn's classical satellites, marked by a giant impact crater (Herschel) on its surface.
The ice of Saturn's Mimas (left, center), perhaps tainted with ammonia, is nearly as rigid as granite and reacts similarly when struck.
1990 August, Bradford A. Smith, “Voyage of the Century”, in National Geographic, volume 178, number 2, page 62:Evidence suggests, for example, that Saturn's moon Mimas may have an ocean.
2021, Kevin Hand, Alien Oceans: The Search for Life in the Depths of Space, Princeton University Press, →ISBN, page 43:
Deriveds
Synonyms
Saturn I (moon)
Translations (12)
ru Ми́мас (mythology) · cmn 土衛一 /土卫一 (moon of Saturn) · pl Mimas (moon of Saturn) · de Mimas (moon of Saturn) · es Mimas (moon of Saturn) · fr Mimas (moon of Saturn) · ko 미마스 (moon of Saturn) · ru Ми́мас (moon of Saturn) · it Mimas (moon of Saturn) · ru Ми́мант (mythology) · grc Μίμας (mythology) · ja ミマス (moon of Saturn)