Mimas (moon of Saturn)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Mimas_(moon_of_Saturn)
GPTKB entity
Statements (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Moon
natural satellite
gptkbp:affiliatedWith gptkb:Saturnian_system
gptkbp:albedo 0.962
gptkbp:catalogueNumber gptkb:Saturn_I
gptkbp:composition gptkb:rock
water ice
gptkbp:density 1.15 g/cm³
gptkbp:diameter 198.2 km
396.4 km
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:William_Herschel
gptkbp:discoveredIn 1789
gptkbp:distanceFromEarth 0.159 km/s
185,539 km
gptkbp:eccentricity 0.0196
gptkbp:explores gptkb:Voyager_1
gptkb:Voyager_2
gptkb:Cassini–Huygens
gptkbp:hasSatelliteCraters gptkb:Saturn
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mimas (moon of Saturn)
gptkbp:IAUDesignation gptkb:Saturn_I
gptkbp:inclination 1.574°
gptkbp:mass 3.7493×10^19 kg
gptkbp:meanSurfaceArea 4.95×10^5 km²
gptkbp:meanVolume 8.4×10^6 km³
gptkbp:mythologicalRole gptkb:Greek_mythology
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Mimas_(mythology)
gptkbp:namedFor gptkb:John_Herschel
gptkbp:nickname Death Star moon
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Herschel_crater
gptkbp:numberOfKnownMoonsOfSaturnAtDiscovery 7
gptkbp:orbitalResonance 2:1 with Tethys
gptkbp:orbitType 0.942 days
gptkbp:parentBody gptkb:Saturn
gptkbp:rotationPeriod synchronous with orbit
gptkbp:satelliteGroup major moon of Saturn
gptkbp:shape spheroidal
gptkbp:surface grey
craters
chasmata
grooves
gptkbp:surfaceGravity 0.064 m/s²
gptkbp:temperature 64 K
gptkbp:tidalLocking yes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Herschel_Crater
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7