Mimas

mimas mimás English + (Giant) + (moon) Etymology From en grc Μίμᾱς. Pronunciation en /ˈmaɪməs/ Proper noun en Greek mythology A son of Gaia; one of the Gigantes. en astronomy The innermost of Saturn's classical satellites, marked by a giant impact crater (Herschel) on its surface. en w:National Geographic 1990 August 178 2 Voyage of the Century Bradford A. Smith 62 The ice of Saturn's Mimas (left, center), perhaps tainted with ammonia, is nearly as rigid as granite and reacts similarly when struck. en 2021 Kevin Hand Alien Oceans: The Search for Life in the Depths of Space Princeton University Press 9780691227283 43 https://books.google.com/books?id=Lb8lEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA43&dq=%22Mimas%22+ocean&hl=&cd=1&source=gbs_api#v=onepage&q=%22Mimas%22%20ocean&f=false Evidence suggests, for example, that Saturn's moon Mimas may have an ocean. Synonyms moon Saturn I Derived terms en Mimantean, en Mimantian Translations mythology Greek: Ancient Greek: grc Μίμας m Russian: ru Ми́мант m, ru Ми́мас m moon of Saturn Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 土衛一 French: fr Mimas German: de Mimas m Italian: it Mimas m Japanese: ja ミマス Mimasu Korean: ko ^미마스 Polish: pl Mimas Russian: ru Ми́мас m Spanish: es Mimas Anagrams en aimms IAMMS Imams Sammi imams maims miasm en Moons of Saturn Latin Etymology la Mimās :der grc:Μίμας + 1 Pronunciation Mimās Proper noun Mimās/Mimānt<3> m la mountain r/Ionia c/Turkey la Greek mythology A mythological giant defeated by Zeus Declension Mimās/Mimānt<3> References Norwegian Bokmål Mimas (måne) no Mimas (Giant) thumb|Saturn's moon Mimas, with the large Herschel crater dominating its surface. Etymology nb, borrowed from nb la Mimās, from nb grc Μῐ́μᾱς, the name of several figures in Greek mythology, including one of the Gigantes. The moon was discovered by William Herschel in 1789 and was named after the mythological Mimas. The name was proposed by Herschel's son John Herschel in 1847, together with names for the other then-known moons of Saturn. Compare the parallel adaptations sv Mimas, de Mimas, fr Mimas, pl Mimas, es Mimas and en Mimas. Pronunciation nb /¹ˈmiː.mas/ [ˈmìː.mǎs] nb iːmas 2 nb Mi mas Proper noun nb proper noun nb Greek mythology Mimas; one of the Gigantes, a son of Gaia who fought the Olympian gods in the gigantomachy nb Mimas var en av gigantene i gresk mytologi. Mimas was one of the Giants in Greek mythology. nb astronomy Mimas; the innermost of Saturn's large moons, discovered by William Herschel in 1789 and named after the mythological Mimas nb Mimas går i bane svært nær Saturn. Mimas orbits very close to Saturn. nb 22 February 2025 Maria Hammerstrøm Store norske leksikon Mimas Mimas er den innerste av Saturns store måner. Mimas is the innermost of Saturn's large moons. See also References nb Moons of Saturn nb eponyms Polish pl: Etymology pl :lbor grc:Μίμᾱς + 1 Pronunciation Proper noun m-pr pl astronomy Mimas innermost of Saturn's classical satellites, marked by a giant impact crater (Herschel) on its surface Declension 1 See also Further reading pl Moons of Saturn Welsh Etymology cy en Mimas, from cy grc Μίμᾱς. Pronunciation cy /ˈmɪmas/ Proper noun m cy Greek mythology en Mimas (a giant) cy astronomy en Mimas a moon of Saturn See also Mutation cy Moons of Saturn