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Saturn’s moon Mimas may have an ocean beneath its icy shell

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Saturn ’s moon Mimas , known for its uncanny resemblance to the Star Wars Death Star , might harbor liquid water beneath its icy shell.

If true, similar seas could be hiding in plain sight, and the outer solar system may be far more habitable than previously thought.

Alyssa Rhoden , a planetary scientist now at the Southwest Research Institute in Boulder , Colorado , spoke with Knowable Magazine .

New research suggests Mimas may become the new Enceladus — the new coolest moon of Saturn — with deep cracks and maybe even jets of water.

If Mimas truly has an ocean, we could have a window into how these worlds develop and even how habitats are created and lost.