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1=[https://www.orbiter-forum.com/resources/mimas-1-0.1485/ Mimas 1.0]|
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|colspan="2" align="center"|[[Image:MimasOrbiter2016.jpg|240px]]
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|colspan="2" align="center"|'''Mimas in Orbiter 2016 with D3D9 client'''
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!bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2"|Designation
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|Name||align="right"|Mimas
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|width="30%"|Reference body||align="right" width="30%"|[[Saturn]]
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!bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2"|Planetary mean orbits
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|width="30%"|Epoch||align="right" width="50%"|1999.0
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|width="30%"|Semimajor axis (a)||align="right" width="50%"|1.743×10<sup>8</sup> m
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|width="30%"|Eccentricity (e)||align="right" width="30%"|0.0206
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|width="30%"|Inclination (i)||align="right" width="30%"|1.564174781° <br> (0.0273 radian)
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|width="30%"|Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊)||align="right" width="30%"|177.4450292° <br> (3.097 radian)
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|width="30%"|Longitude of periapsis (ϖ)||align="right" width="30%"|140.3230936° <br> (2.4491 radian)
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|width="30%"|Mean longitude (L)||align="right" width="30%"|240.4933049° <br> (4.1974 radian)
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!bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2"|Selected physical parameters
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|width="30%"|Mean radius||align="right" width="30%"|196000 km
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|width="30%"|Mass||align="right" width="30%"|3.80×10<sup>19</sup> kg
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!bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2"|Rotation elements
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|width="30%"|SidRotPeriod||align="right" width="30%"|74239 seconds (20.622 hours)
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|width="30%"|SidRotOffset||align="right" width="30%"|0
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|width="30%"|Obliqutiy||align="right" width="30%"|0.4895
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|width="30%"|LAN||align="right" width="30%"|6.09808
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|width="30%"|Note||align="right" width="30%"|*Elements given are from Mimas.cfg (Orbiter 2002)
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Mimas [MY-mass] is one of the innermost moons of Saturn. William Herschel discovered the moon in 1789. The surface is icy and heavily cratered. Mimas has a low density, meaning it probably consists mostly of ice. Because Mimas has such a low temperature of about -200° C (-328°F), the impact features may date back to the time of the moon's creation.
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'''Mimas''' [MY-mass] is one of the innermost moons of Saturn. [[w:William Herschel|William Herschel]] discovered the moon on 17 September 1789. The surface is icy and heavily cratered. Mimas has a low density, meaning it probably consists mostly of ice. Because Mimas has such a low temperature of about -200° C (-328°F), the impact features may date back to the time of the moon's creation.
  
 
One of the craters, named Herschel, is surprisingly large in comparison to the size of the moon. The crater is 130 kilometers (80 miles) wide, one-third the diameter of Mimas. Herschel is 10 kilometers (6 miles) deep, with a central mountain almost as high as Mount Everest on Earth. This central peak rises 6 kilometers (4 miles) above the crater floor. This impact probably came close to disintegrating the moon. Traces of fracture marks can be seen on the opposite side of Mimas.
 
One of the craters, named Herschel, is surprisingly large in comparison to the size of the moon. The crater is 130 kilometers (80 miles) wide, one-third the diameter of Mimas. Herschel is 10 kilometers (6 miles) deep, with a central mountain almost as high as Mount Everest on Earth. This central peak rises 6 kilometers (4 miles) above the crater floor. This impact probably came close to disintegrating the moon. Traces of fracture marks can be seen on the opposite side of Mimas.
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Although Mimas is heavily cratered, the cratering is not uniform. Most of the surface is covered with craters greater than 40 kilometers (25 miles) in diameter but in the south polar region, craters greater than 20 kilometers (12 miles) are generally lacking. This suggests that some process removed the larger craters from these areas.
 
Although Mimas is heavily cratered, the cratering is not uniform. Most of the surface is covered with craters greater than 40 kilometers (25 miles) in diameter but in the south polar region, craters greater than 20 kilometers (12 miles) are generally lacking. This suggests that some process removed the larger craters from these areas.
  
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Mimas was named by Herschel for the Titan who was slain by Hercules.  
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Mimas was named by Herschel for [[w:Mimas|Mimas]], the [[w:Titans|Titan]] who was slain by [[w:Hercules|Hercules]].  
  
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Mimas 1.0 2005-01-24 available at [https://www.orbiter-forum.com/resources/mimas-1-0.1485/ Orbiter-forum/resources].
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==Mimas in Orbiter==
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Mimas was first introduced to [[Orbiter]] with the release of Orbiter 2002.
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|[https://www.orbiter-forum.com/resources/orbiter-2002.5436/ Orbiter 2002]||O-F Resources||020419||martins||Orbiter Download||19 April 2002||Orbiter 2002||
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Mimas.jpg|<center>Mimas</center>
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Revision as of 03:36, 31 July 2024

Mimas
MimasOrbiter2016.jpg
Mimas in Orbiter 2016 with D3D9 client
Designation
Name Mimas
Reference body Saturn
Planetary mean orbits
Epoch 1999.0
Semimajor axis (a) 1.743×108 m
Eccentricity (e) 0.0206
Inclination (i) 1.564174781°
(0.0273 radian)
Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊) 177.4450292°
(3.097 radian)
Longitude of periapsis (ϖ) 140.3230936°
(2.4491 radian)
Mean longitude (L) 240.4933049°
(4.1974 radian)
Selected physical parameters
Mean radius 196000 km
Mass 3.80×1019 kg
Rotation elements
SidRotPeriod 74239 seconds (20.622 hours)
SidRotOffset 0
Obliqutiy 0.4895
LAN 6.09808
Note *Elements given are from Mimas.cfg (Orbiter 2002)


Mimas [MY-mass] is one of the innermost moons of Saturn. William Herschel discovered the moon on 17 September 1789. The surface is icy and heavily cratered. Mimas has a low density, meaning it probably consists mostly of ice. Because Mimas has such a low temperature of about -200° C (-328°F), the impact features may date back to the time of the moon's creation.

One of the craters, named Herschel, is surprisingly large in comparison to the size of the moon. The crater is 130 kilometers (80 miles) wide, one-third the diameter of Mimas. Herschel is 10 kilometers (6 miles) deep, with a central mountain almost as high as Mount Everest on Earth. This central peak rises 6 kilometers (4 miles) above the crater floor. This impact probably came close to disintegrating the moon. Traces of fracture marks can be seen on the opposite side of Mimas.

Although Mimas is heavily cratered, the cratering is not uniform. Most of the surface is covered with craters greater than 40 kilometers (25 miles) in diameter but in the south polar region, craters greater than 20 kilometers (12 miles) are generally lacking. This suggests that some process removed the larger craters from these areas.

Mimas was named by Herschel for Mimas, the Titan who was slain by Hercules.

Mimas in Orbiter

Mimas was first introduced to Orbiter with the release of Orbiter 2002.

Orbiter versions and add-ons which include Mimas
Add-on Source Version Author Type Release Date Compatibility Wiki article
Orbiter 2002 O-F Resources 020419 martins Orbiter Download 19 April 2002 Orbiter 2002
  • Mimas in Orbiter 2002
  • Mimas
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