Saturn's small moon Mimas might hold a hidden ocean. New evidence suggests this icy world is not as frozen as we thought. Scientists are surprised by these findings.
Mimas has a very smooth surface. This suggests something is pushing up from below. The moon's orbit also shows strange wobbles. These point to a liquid layer inside.
It's truly shocking if true!
This hidden ocean could be only 10 to 20 miles below Mimas's icy shell. It may have formed recently, within the last 5 to 15 million years. This makes it a young ocean world.
Future space missions could directly search for this subsurface ocean. This discovery opens up exciting possibilities for finding life elsewhere.
