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List Of Geological Features On Mimas
This is a list of named geological features on Mimas (moon), Mimas, a moon that orbits the planet Saturn. Mimantean features are named after people and places in Arthurian legend or the legends of the Titan (mythology), Titans. The sole exception to this is Herschel (Mimantean crater), Herschel Crater, named after William Herschel, the astronomer who discovered Mimas in 1789. That name was chosen before the International Astronomical Union set a guideline for naming geological features on Mimas. Chasms Mimas' chasmata are named after locations in Arthurian legend and the legends of the Titan (mythology), Titans. Craters With the exception of Herschel (Mimantean crater), Herschel, the Impact crater, craters of Mimas are named after characters in Arthurian legend. Crater chains Mimas's sole named Crater chain, catena is named after a location in Arthurian legend. External links USGS: Mimas nomenclature {{Moons of Saturn Mimas (moon) Surface features of Saturn's moo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mimas (moon)
Mimas , also designated Saturn I, is a moon of Saturn discovered in 1789 by William Herschel. It is named after Mimas, a son of Gaia in Greek mythology. With a diameter of , it is the smallest astronomical body that is known to still be rounded in shape because of self-gravitation. However, Mimas is not actually in hydrostatic equilibrium for its current rotation. Discovery Mimas was discovered by the astronomer William Herschel on 17 September 1789. He recorded his discovery as follows: "I continued my observations constantly, whenever the weather would permit; and the great light of the forty-feet speculum was now of so much use, that I also, on the 17th of September, detected the seventh satellite, when it was at its greatest preceding elongation." The 40-foot telescope was a metal mirror reflecting telescope built by Herschel, with a aperture. The 40 feet refers to the length of the focus, not the aperture diameter as more common with modern telescopes. Name Mima ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
