Mimas in 3D — live position and orbit

Saturn's closest major moon, dominated by the giant Herschel crater that gives it a Death-Star silhouette.

Mimas is shown at its real position, computed from NASA/JPL ephemeris data. The view opens on Mimas; you can travel in time, switch between the educational overview and the true-scale voyage, and compare it with every other body of the solar system.

Radius
198 km
Mass
3.75 × 10¹⁹ kg
Surface gravity
0.06 m/s²
Mean temperature
-200 °C
Orbits
Saturn
Distance from the Sun
0.001 AU
Orbital period
0.95 days
Axial tilt
0.0°
Known moons
0

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