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Saturn's moon Mimas looks like a dead, cratered rock — its surface is so inert that scientists assumed it was frozen solid — but in 2024 astronomers confirmed a global ocean hidden beneath the ice, formed just 5 to 15 million years ago - Space Daily

Saturn's moon Mimas looks like a dead, cratered rock — its surface is so inert that scientists assumed it was frozen solid — but in 2024 astronomers confirmed a global ocean hidden beneath the ice, formed just 5 to 15 million years ago Space Daily

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Space Daily image for Saturn's moon Mimas looks like a dead, cratered rock — its surface is so inert that scientists assumed it was frozen solid — but in 2024 astronomers confirmed a global ocean hidden beneath the ice, formed just 5 to 15 million years ago - Space Daily
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Saturn's moon Mimas looks like a dead, cratered rock — its surface is so inert that scientists assumed it was frozen solid — but in 2024 astronomers confirmed a global ocean hidden beneath the ice, formed just 5 to 15 million years ago Space Daily

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Saturn's moon Mimas looks like a dead, cratered rock — its surface is so inert that scientists assumed it was frozen solid — but in 2024 astronomers confirmed a global ocean hidden beneath the ice, formed just 5 to 15 million years ago Space Daily

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  • Saturn's moon Mimas looks like a dead, cratered rock — its surface is so inert that scientists assumed it was frozen solid — but in 2024 astronomers confirmed a global ocean hidden beneath the ice, formed just 5 to 15 million years ago Space Daily
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  1. Published · Fri, 07 Aug 2026 13:34:18 GMT
  2. Fetched by Nuzenio · Sat, 08 Aug 2026 06:55:33 GMT
  3. Latest update · Sat, 08 Aug 2026 06:55:33 GMT

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