"Surprising Discovery: Saturn's Moon Mimas Harbors Hidden Ocean"
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Evidence from orbital mechanics and tidal forces suggests that Saturn's moon Mimas has a subsurface ocean, contradicting its heavily cratered surface. The ocean likely formed relatively recently, possibly within the last 3 million years, due to tidal heating. This discovery adds Mimas to the growing list of Solar System objects with subsurface oceans and raises questions about its history and interactions with other moons and Saturn's rings.
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