Cassini Closeup Reveals Battered Moon Mimas

Flyby imagery from NASA's Cassini Saturn probe shows the moon Mimas to be so heavily battered that its craters even have craters. Imaged at a range of about 42,500 mi. against the backdrop of Saturn's rings, Mimas reveals little or no evidence of internal activity. But the 247-mi.-dia. moon has been...

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