Mimas (mythology)

Mimas, is a son of Gaia and Uranos in Greek mythology, and his name is kept for the moon Mimas, which is also designated as Saturn I. With a diameter of 396 kilometres, it is the twentieth-largest moon in the Solar System and it is the smallest astronomical body, that is known to be rounded in shape, because of its self-gravitation.

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