... Mimas was probably impacted by even larger bodies than the one that created Herschel which completely disrupted the new moon (wiping out the evidence of earlier large impacts) but that the impact debris then coalesced again to form present-day Mimas. more ...
... 2010 May 11 . Herschel Crater on Mimas of Saturn . Credit: Cassini Imaging Team , ISS , JPL , ESA , NASA . ... Credit: Cassini Imaging Team , ISS , JPL , ESA , NASA . Explanation: Why is this giant crater on Mimas oddly colored? ...
... September 24, 1995 . Mimas: Small Moon with A Big Crater . Credit: NASA , Voyager 1 . ... Explanation: Mimas is one of the smaller moons of Saturn but shows one of the largest impact craters! ...
... April 25, 1999 . Mimas: Small Moon with a Big Crater . Credit: Voyager 1, NASA . ... Explanation: Mimas is one of the smaller moons of Saturn but shows one of the largest impact craters. ...
... 2004 December 2 . Mimas, Rings, and Shadows . Credit: Cassini Imaging Team , SSI , JPL , ESA , NASA . ... Explanation: Caught in sunlight, icy moon Mimas shines above a broad shadow across gas giant Saturn . ...
... 2005 March 8 . Crater on Mimas . Credit: Cassini Imaging Team , SSI , JPL , ESA , NASA . ... Crater on Mimas . Credit: Cassini Imaging Team , SSI , JPL , ESA , NASA . Explanation: Whatever hit Mimas nearly destroyed it. ...
... 2009 May 17 . Mimas: Small Moon with a Big Crater . Credit: Cassini Imaging Team , ISS , JPL , ESA , NASA . ... Credit: Cassini Imaging Team , ISS , JPL , ESA , NASA . Explanation: Whatever hit Mimas nearly destroyed it. ...