"Hidden Ocean: Saturn's Mysterious Moon Mimas Reveals Surprising Secrets"

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Astronomers have discovered strong evidence of a vast, relatively young ocean beneath the icy surface of Saturn's moon Mimas, based on observations by NASA's Cassini spacecraft. The ocean, believed to be 5 to 15 million years old, is located 12 to 18 miles beneath the moon's frozen crust and could potentially make Mimas a habitable world. This finding makes Mimas a prime candidate for studying the origin of life, as the existence of a "remarkably young" ocean of liquid water presents an opportunity to explore astrobiology.
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