by sp0ck » Mon Apr 27, 2020 3:54 pm
Regarding Mimas, NASA says it's (continuing the Monty Python skits) "not dead yet!":
- The moon Mimas, whose Herschel Crater makes it look like the Death Star from "Star Wars," was thought to be an old, dead world, according to Cassini project scientist Linda Spilker. But Cassini scientists found evidence that it too may have a subsurface ocean, or at least a football-shaped water-ice core. “It’s curious. Mimas and Enceladus are the same size,” Spilker said, but Enceladus has water jets while Mimas appears not to. The reason for their differences is unknown.
link:
https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/moons/satu ... y_zone_otp
I don't know if it's wise to drag moons from their location to a more habitable zone, either. They work like they do now because of where they are. So many variables change when shifting distance from Sol, gravity relationships, etc. Like an eager kid in a research lab, shoving things about, upsetting so much delicate balance. I would say we have a bit of discovery and understanding before we reach the ability to relocate moons safely.
Regarding Mimas, NASA says it's (continuing the Monty Python skits) "not dead yet!":
[list]The moon Mimas, whose Herschel Crater makes it look like the Death Star from "Star Wars," was thought to be an old, dead world, according to Cassini project scientist Linda Spilker. But Cassini scientists found evidence that it too may have a subsurface ocean, or at least a football-shaped water-ice core. “It’s curious. Mimas and Enceladus are the same size,” Spilker said, but Enceladus has water jets while Mimas appears not to. The reason for their differences is unknown.[/list]
link: [url]https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/moons/saturn-moons/in-depth/#habitability_outside_the_habitability_zone_otp[/url]
I don't know if it's wise to drag moons from their location to a more habitable zone, either. They work like they do now because of where they are. So many variables change when shifting distance from Sol, gravity relationships, etc. Like an eager kid in a research lab, shoving things about, upsetting so much delicate balance. I would say we have a bit of discovery and understanding before we reach the ability to relocate moons safely. :lol2: