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- When first seen, Mimas was
- nicknamed the "Death Star" due
- to its uncanny resemblance to
- the superweapon from Star Wars.
- The moon is a mere 242 miles
- in diameter but has a whopping
- big crater right on the
- equator.
-
- The crater, Herschel, is 80
- miles in diameter and sports
- a central peak that rises
- 4 miles into space. One would
- expect that whatever created
- Herschel should have blown
- the entire moon apart. However
- such was obviously not the case.
-