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Mimas And Iapetus, Two Odd Moons Of Saturn

Posted on Mar 3, 2010 by Paul Tomaszewski. Filed under Astronomy, Science Fiction, Space Exploration

Mimas compared to the Death Star from Star Wars

Saturn has a lot of moons. Two of them are really odd, and bear a striking resemblance to the Death Star from the Star Wars movies. Mimas has a crater of approximately the same scale as the one on the … Continue reading →

Did You Know? The Moon Has an Atmosphere

Posted on Feb 21, 2010 by Paul Tomaszewski. Filed under Astronomy, Space Exploration

It is a common misconception that the Moon’s surface is a perfect vacuum. It is not! The Moon indeed has an atmosphere, a very tenuous one however. If you could capture the Moon’s entire atmosphere, it would weigh about 10,000 … Continue reading →