Astronomy; Saturn's Moon Mimas has an ocean, having possible secrets to the origin of life

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Saturn's moon Mimas, known as the 'Death Star' has an ocean consisting of ~50% of its mass. It is an enclosed system and relatively new (~2 to 25mil years old). This could be an excellent source for studying the origins of life.

[ Links ]
-- Articles --
1) Main article: { www.space.com/saturn-death-star-moon-mimas-liquid-subsurface-ocean }
2) Nature Publication: { www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-06975-9.epdf?sharing_token=jbrPP3bPqJ03-TrUXSjyrNRgN0jAjWel9jnR3ZoTv0MN0ukW__TUAf43EkTwisrqQJAdNax6CY-KTbuDYP9edSSgc7Hbn__bNC0Ffu19SOmViGxklB4nYSgWSwT9emF55xcpyy4rJVbtME5EnWJa4VdWsGJMkY-6pvY6sYmW0k52PNtyMcc-fkr2G679aAXxiDcwCXMygLgqzLhkaSf8IR60Ep9gB0NM33HizLI9nIM%3D&tracking_referrer=www.space.com }
-- Sites --
1) Wobble: { www.labxchange.org/library/items/lb:HarvardX:a594a3db:html:1 }
2) Cassini Division:
{ science.nasa.gov/resource/saturns-rings-2/ }
3) Friction: { pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.langmuir.2c00178 }

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