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!bgcolor="lightsteelblue" colspan="2"|Planetary mean orbits
 
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|width="30%"|Inclination (i)||align="right" width="30%"|1.564174781° <br> (0.0273 radian)
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|width="30%"|Inclination (i)||align="right" width="30%"|29.18891093° <br> (0.509442600779845 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 the ascending node (LAN, ☊)||align="right" width="30%"|167.3070822° <br> (2.92005944692024 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%"|Longitude of periapsis (ϖ)||align="right" width="30%"|449.3704298° <br> (7.84299356271481 radian)
 
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|width="30%"|Mean longitude (L)||align="right" width="30%"|240.4933049° <br> (4.1974 radian)
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|width="30%"|Mean longitude (L)||align="right" width="30%"|772.976419° <br> (13.4909835524773 radian)
 
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|width="30%"|Note||align="right" width="30%"|*Elements given are from Mimas.cfg (Mimas.zip)
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!Add-on!!Source!!Version!!Author!!Type!!Release Date!!Compatibility!!Wiki article
 
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|[https://www.orbiter-forum.com/resources/mimas-1-0.1485/ Mimas 1.0]||O-F Resources||1.0||BigJimW||Scenery||24 January 2005||||[[Mimas]]
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|[https://www.orbiter-forum.com/resources/2005-with-p1-patch-files.5432/ 2005 (with P1 patch files)]||O-F Resources||050216||martins||Orbiter Download||16 February 2005||Orbiter 2005||
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|[https://www.orbiter-forum.com/resources/orbiter-2003-p2.5433/ Orbiter 2003-P2]||O-F Resources||031217||martins||Orbiter Download||17 December 2003||Orbiter 2003-P2||
 
|[https://www.orbiter-forum.com/resources/orbiter-2003-p2.5433/ Orbiter 2003-P2]||O-F Resources||031217||martins||Orbiter Download||17 December 2003||Orbiter 2003-P2||
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Mimas-Orbiter2003P2.jpg|<center>Mimas in Orbiter 2003P2 with Saturn in the background</center>
 
Mimas-Orbiter2003P2.jpg|<center>Mimas in Orbiter 2003P2 with Saturn in the background</center>
 
Mimas-mimaszip-Orbiter2003P2.jpg|<center>Mimas from ''Mimas.zip'' in Orbiter 2003P2</center>
 
Mimas-mimaszip-Orbiter2003P2.jpg|<center>Mimas from ''Mimas.zip'' in Orbiter 2003P2</center>
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Mimas-Orbiter2005P1.jpg|<center>Mimas in Orbiter 2005P1</center>
 
Mimas Cassini.jpg|<center>Mimas as seen by the [[w:Cassini-Huygens]] spacecraft on 13 February 2010<br>from Wikimedia Commons</center>
 
Mimas Cassini.jpg|<center>Mimas as seen by the [[w:Cassini-Huygens]] spacecraft on 13 February 2010<br>from Wikimedia Commons</center>
 
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Revision as of 03:13, 17 September 2024

Mimas
MimasOrbiter2016.jpg
Mimas in Orbiter 2016 with D3D9 client
Designation
Name Mimas
Reference body Saturn
Planetary mean orbits
Epoch 2005.41409993155
Semimajor axis (a) 186037830.154953 m
Eccentricity (e) 0.0215133482144328
Inclination (i) 29.18891093°
(0.509442600779845 radian)
Longitude of the ascending node (LAN, ☊) 167.3070822°
(2.92005944692024 radian)
Longitude of periapsis (ϖ) 449.3704298°
(7.84299356271481 radian)
Mean longitude (L) 772.976419°
(13.4909835524773 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 2005P1)


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
2005 (with P1 patch files) O-F Resources 050216 martins Orbiter Download 16 February 2005 Orbiter 2005
Mimas 1.0 O-F Resources 1.0 BigJimW Scenery 24 January 2005
Orbiter 2003-P2 O-F Resources 031217 martins Orbiter Download 17 December 2003 Orbiter 2003-P2
Orbiter 2003-P1 O-F Resources 031105 martins Orbiter Download 5 November 2003
Moons of Saturn Part 3 AVSIM Rolf Keibel Scenery 19 October 2002
Orbiter 2002 O-F Resources 020419 martins Orbiter Download 19 April 2002 Orbiter 2002
  • Mimas in Orbiter 2002
  • Mimas in Orbiter 2002P3
  • Mimas in Orbiter 2003P2 with Saturn in the background
  • Mimas from Mimas.zip in Orbiter 2003P2
  • Mimas in Orbiter 2005P1
  • Mimas as seen by the w:Cassini-Huygens spacecraft on 13 February 2010
    from Wikimedia Commons
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