Saturn's 'Death Star' Moon May Hide Subsurface Ocean

astroengine writes With its heavily cratered, geologically dead surface, Saturn's moon Mimas was considered to be scientifically boring. But appearances can be deceiving. Using data from NASA's Cassini spacecraft, new research shows something strange inside Mimas that is causing the moon to sway as it orbits around the ringed gas giant. Computer models point to two possibilities. First is that Mimas, which is about 250 miles in diameter, has an oblong or football-shaped core, a clue that the moon may have formed inside Saturn's ice rings. The second option is that Mimas has a global ocean located 16 miles to 19 miles beneath its icy crust.

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[KeensMustard]

Saturn's moon Mimas was considered to be scientifically boring. Is there really such a thing as a scale of scientific boredom? What is the unit of measure?

I'd understand if TS said: considered a lower priority compared to the other bizarre and wonderful things in orbit around Saturn. That's believable given the level of freaky associated with some of the other satellites. But nothing about Mimas says 'boring'. As for scientifically boring I don't think that is a thing.

Re:That's No Moon

[geekoid]

How awesome would that be? On closer inspect, it is a defunct battle station of unknown origins.

We would be there in a decade, easy.