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Physical characteristics

Spain California Oblate Ellipsoidal Cassini

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Discovery and naming

Astronomer 40-foot telescope Giants Greek mythology Mimas

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Orbital resonances

Saturn's rings A Ring B Ring Tethys F Ring

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Similarities in popular culture

Death Star Space station Star Wars Pac-Man "power pellet"

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Adjectives: Mimantean, Mimantian (both /mɪˈmæntiən/)
Albedo: 0.962±0.004 (geometric)
Apoapsis: 189176 km
Apparent magnitude: 12.9
Average orbital speed: 14.28 km/s (calculated)
Axial tilt: 0°

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Overview

Discovery and naming

Astronomer
40-foot telescope
Giants Giants (Greek mythology)
Greek mythology
Mimas Mimas (Giant)
John John Herschel
Cronus
Gods Twelve Olympians
Zeus
Dwarf planet
Mu Mu (letter)

Physical characteristics

Spain
California
Oblate Prolate spheroid
Ellipsoidal Ellipsoid
Cassini Cassini–Huygens
Craters Impact crater
Earth
Australia Australia (continent)
Antipodal Antipodal point
Chasmata Chasma
Catenae Crater chain

Orbital resonances

Anomalous libration and subsurface ocean

Exploration

Similarities in popular culture

Death Star
Space station
Star Wars Star Wars (film)
Pac-Man Pac-Man (character)
"power pellet" Pac-Man

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Mimas

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related to External links · 20

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related to Name · 17

Mimas → Astronomical Observations, Cape, Cronus, English, Giants, Gods, Good Hope, Greek, John, Olympians, Results, Roman, Saturn, The, Titans, William Herschel's, Zeus

related to Physical characteristics · 16

Mimas → Although Mimas, As, Australia, California, Cassini, Earth, Herschel, Herschel's, If, Mimas's, Most, October, Saturn's, Spain, The, The Mimantean

related to Orbital resonances · 15

Mimas → Cassini, Cassini Division, Huygens Gap, Mimas's, Pandora, Particles, Recently, Richard, Ring, Saturn's, Stephen, Synnott, Terrile, Tethys, The

related to Similarities in popular culture · 12

Mimas → Cassini, Death Star, Death Star's, Herschel, Herschel Crater, In, NASA, Pac-Man, Star Wars, The, This, When

related to Anomalous libration and subsurface ocean · 10

Mimas → Cassini, Continued, Europa, Herschel, However, In, Mimas's, Southwest Research Institute, The, Thus

related to Exploration · 6

Mimas → Cassini, February, Pioneer, Saturn, September, Voyager

related to Discovery · 3

Mimas → He, September, William Herschel

is a · 2

Mimas → seventh-largest natural satellite of Saturn, smallest astronomical body known to be roughly rounded in shape due to its own gravity

Adjectives · 1

Mimas → Mimantean, Mimantian (both /mɪˈmæntiən/)

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Subject	Predicate	Object	Confidence	Src
Mimas	Adjectives	Mimantean, Mimantian (both /mɪˈmæntiən/)	1.00	infobox
Mimas	Albedo	0.962±0.004 (geometric)	1.00	infobox
Mimas	Apoapsis	189176 km	1.00	infobox
Mimas	Apparent magnitude	12.9	1.00	infobox
Mimas	Average orbital speed	14.28 km/s (calculated)	1.00	infobox
Mimas	Axial tilt	0°	1.00	infobox
Mimas	Designation	Saturn I	1.00	infobox
Mimas	Dimensions	415.6 × 393.4 × 381.2 km (0.0311 Earths)	1.00	infobox
Mimas	Discovered by	William Herschel	1.00	infobox
Mimas	Discovery date	17 September 1789	1.00	infobox
Mimas	Eccentricity	0.0196	1.00	infobox
Mimas	Escape velocity	0.159 km/s	1.00	infobox
Mimas	Inclination	1.574° (to Saturn's equator)	1.00	infobox
Mimas	Mass	(3.75094±0.00023)×1019 kg (6.3×10−6 Earths)	1.00	infobox
Mimas	Mean density	1.1501±0.0070 g/cm3	1.00	infobox
Mimas	Mean radius	198.2±0.4 km	1.00	infobox
Mimas	Named after	Mimas, Giant in Greek mythology	1.00	infobox
Mimas	Orbital period (sidereal)	0.942421959 d	1.00	infobox
Mimas	Periapsis	181902 km	1.00	infobox
Mimas	Pronunciation	/ˈmaɪməs/ or as Greco-Latin Mimas (approximated /ˈmiːməs/)	1.00	infobox
Mimas	Satellite of	Saturn	1.00	infobox
Mimas	Semi-major axis	185539 km	1.00	infobox
Mimas	Surface area	490000–500000 km2	1.00	infobox
Mimas	Surface gravity	0.064 m/s2 (0.00648 g)	1.00	infobox
Mimas	Synodic rotation period	synchronous	1.00	infobox
Mimas	Temperature	≈ 64 K	1.00	infobox
Mimas	Volume	32600000±200000 km3	1.00	infobox
Mimas	is a	seventh-largest natural satellite of Saturn	0.90	text
Mimas	is a	smallest astronomical body known to be roughly rounded in shape due to its own gravity	0.90	text

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