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  2. Herschel (Mimantean crater) - Wikipedia

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    Herschel (/ ˈ h ɜːr ʃ əl /) is the largest impact crater on the Saturnian moon Mimas. It is located on Mimas's leading hemisphere, centered on the equator at 112° longitude . It is named after the 18th-century astronomer William Herschel , who discovered Mimas in 1789.

  3. Mimas - Wikipedia

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    Mimas's most distinctive feature is a giant impact crater 139 km (86 mi) across, named Herschel after the discoverer of Mimas. Herschel's diameter is almost a third of Mimas's own diameter; its walls are approximately 5 km (3 mi) high, parts of its floor measure 10 km (6 mi) deep, and its central peak rises 6 km (4 mi) above the crater floor.

  4. List of geological features on Mimas - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of named geological features on Mimas, a moon that orbits the planet Saturn. Mimantean features are named after people and places in Arthurian legend or the legends of the Titans . The sole exception to this is Herschel Crater , named after William Herschel , the astronomer who discovered Mimas in 1789.

  5. Herschel (crater) - Wikipedia

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    There are several impact craters named Herschel in the Solar System, although the best known is the huge crater on Saturn's moon Mimas. Most are named after the eighteenth-century astronomer William Herschel. Herschel (lunar crater), on the Moon; Herschel (Martian crater), on Mars; Herschel (Mimantean crater), on Mimas

  6. Moons of Saturn - Wikipedia

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    One recently discovered moon, Aegaeon, resides within the bright arc of G Ring and is trapped in the 7:6 mean-motion resonance with Mimas. [27] This means that it makes exactly seven revolutions around Saturn while Mimas makes exactly six. The moon is the largest among the population of bodies that are sources of dust in this ring. [51]

  7. List of largest craters in the Solar System - Wikipedia

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    Following are the largest impact craters on various worlds of the Solar System. For a full list of named craters, see List of craters in the Solar System. The ratio column compares the crater diameter with the diameter of the impacted celestial body. The maximum crater diameter is 157% of the body diameter (the circumference along a great circle).

  8. Lists of geological features of the Solar System - Wikipedia

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  9. List of craters in the Solar System - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of officially named craters in the Solar System as named by IAU's Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature.As of 2017, there is a total of 5,223 craters on 40 astronomical bodies, which includes minor planets (asteroids and dwarf planets), planets, and natural satellites. [1]