Space Imitates Star Wars.

Posted by Miss Cellania in Everything Else on August 22, 2007 at 10:26 pm


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It sure looks like the Death Star from Star Wars, but this one really IS a moon! Mimas is one of Saturn’s innermost moons. It has a crater 80 miles wide named Hershel. In this photo, taken from the Cassini orbiter, Mimas was shot in front of one of Saturn’s rings. Link to NASA information on Mimas. Link to photo information (where you can see an enlargement). -via Reddit


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2 comments to "Space Imitates Star Wars."

  1. Ali S.
    August 22nd, 2007 at 11:33 pm

    Great…now I have to move my “HIDDEN” Death Star to a new location. Damn you!

  2. Chad
    August 23rd, 2007 at 6:01 pm

    why is it saturn gets all the weird moons?


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