Tiny moon, big ocean: THIS is how a huge ocean was created on Saturn's 'Death Star' moon Mimas

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Tiny moon, big ocean: THIS is how a huge ocean was created on Saturn's 'Death Star' moon Mimas

Earlier this year, a team of researchers had discovered that hiding beneath the surface of Saturn's icy moon Mimas was a huge ocean, accounting for almost half its volume. Now, the same team may have identified how the huge water body was created. Creation of an ocean New research published in the journal Planetary Science Letters suggests that the ocean may have something to do with how Mimas orbits around Saturn.