How Did We Get Mimas So Wrong?

How did we get Mimas so wrong? If you love learning about science as much as I do, head to http://brilliant.org/astrum to learn for free for a full 30 days. You'll also receive 20% off a premium annual subscription, giving you unlimited access to everything on Brilliant. ▀▀▀▀▀▀ 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. Join us to find out what’s really happening inside Saturn’s most surprising moon. ▀▀▀▀▀▀ 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? ▀▀▀▀▀▀ To stay on top of space news, sign up to the Astrum newsletter: https://astrumspace.kit.com A huge thanks to our Patreons who help make these videos possible. Sign-up here to support the channel: https://bit.ly/4aiJZNF Astrum Displate Posters: https://displate.com/artist/astrumspace?art=5f04759ac338b Astrum Merch: https://astrum-shop.fourthwall.com/ Join us on the Astrum discord: https://discord.gg/TKw8Hpvtv8 ▀▀▀▀▀▀ Astrum Podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6jPRrbq3o3dpvBb173ZTKi?si=a90d3efe3b704c83 Astrum Earth: https://youtube.com/@AstrumEarth Astrum Extra: https://www.youtube.com/@astrumextra Astrum Spanish: https://www.youtube.com/@astrumespanol Astrum Portuguese: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChn_-OwvV63mr1yeUGvH-BQ ▀▀▀▀▀▀ References: “Saturn’s Moon Mimas - NASA Science”, via science.nasa.gov https://astrumspace.info/mimas “Mimas Large Impact Structure”, via jpl.nasa.gov https://astrumspace.info/mimascrater “Recently Formed Ocean Inside Mimas”, via nature.com https://astrumspace.info/mimasocean “Examining Herschel Crater”, via science.nasa.gov https://astrumspace.info/herschelcrater “Minimal Relaxation of Herschel Crater & Young Ocean on Mimas”, via usra.edu https://astrumspace.info/herschel2 “Surface Temperature Variations on Mimas”, via.harvard.edu https://astrumspace.info/pacman1 “Cassini: The Great Divide”, via science.nasa.gov https://astrumspace.info/greatdivide “The Mimas Paradox”, via usra.edu https://astrumspace.info/mimasparadox “Constraints on Mimas from Libration”, via science.org https://astrumspace.info/mimaslibration “Saturn’s Moon Mimas May Have a Vast Hidden Ocean”, via nih.gov https://astrumspace.info/mimasocean2 ▀▀▀▀▀▀ Credits: Writer: Poppy Pinnock Video Editor: Nick Shishkin Researcher: Shourya Shrivastava Script Editor: Damaris McColgan Thumbnail Designer: Peter Sheppard Publishing Lead: Georgina Brenner Production Manager: Raquel Taylor Edit Producer: Poppy Pinnock Head of Astrum: Jess Jordan Creator of Astrum: Alex McColgan With special thanks to: NASA/ESO/ESA #Astrum #Space #Mimas