One of the smallest of Saturn's 146 estimated moons, Mimas was discovered in 1789 by English astronomer William Herschel and named after a giant in Greek mythology. Despite being just 250 miles in ...
Discovered in 1789 by English astronomer William Herschel, Mimas is named after a giant in Greek mythology. Sign up for our weekly newsletter to get more English-language news coverage from EL ...