Today in the history of astronomy, the seventh moon of Saturn is discovered.
The name of Mimas’s largest pit is Herschelle Crater, in honor of its explorer. Credit: NASA/JPL/Institute of Space Sciences
- By March 2025, Saturn has 274 confirmed moon, the highest number between the planets in the solar system.
- The early discovery, starting with Titan in 1655, was limited to five Moon by the end of the 18th century, with William Herschels added Enceladus and Mimas in 1789.
- The Vyzer Mission (the 1980s) and the Cassini Mission (2005–2015) greatly increased the knowledge of Saturn’s Moon.
- Recent research (2024) suggests the possibility of both ENSELDs (earlier its geological activity) and the possibility of sub -constituency on MIMAS.
Saturn is the solar system planet with the most natural satellites, with 274 confirmed Moon till March 2025. By 1789, however, only five were observed: Titan by Cristian Houssens in 1655, and between 1671 and 1684 by Jean-Dominic Cassini by Eyapetas, Riya, Donon, and Tethys. His son, John Herschel, later named the two Moon for the Titans of Greek mythology. For centuries, the details about the moon were very low, as they were slightly greater than the specs in a binoculars. Vyzer 1 and 2 supplied more information in the 1980s, and Cassini Mission much more during its tour (2005–2015), helped us understand the opposite world. Enceladus is highly geological active, with a sub -collecting ocean and geyser. While heavy pits and unchanged mimas were considered inactive for a long time, research published in 2024 suggests that there may also be a hidden ocean below the surface of the mimas.
