Wednesday, February 17, 2010

My favorite Saturnian moon

Ever since it was first imaged by the Voyagers, my favorite Saturn moon has been the "Death Star" Mimas. Cassini just did a Mimas fly-by. Below are two pictures of the moon at medium resolution. The big crater is named Herschel.







































For comparison, here's the Death Star:
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