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10 Language-to-English DictionariesMimas
Pronunciation / Transliteration: mi.mas
"Mimas é a menor das principais luas de Saturno."
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The seventh-largest moon of Saturn, notable for its large impact crater Herschel, which gives it an appearance resembling the Death Star from Star Wars.
"Astronomers captured detailed radar images of Mimas during the Cassini spacecraft mission." - 2
In Greek mythology, one of the Gigantes (Giants), offspring of Uranus and Gaia, who fought against the Olympian gods.
"According to myth, Mimas was slain by Ares or Hephaestus during the war of the giants."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Greek mythology, where Mimas was one of the Giants killed by Hephaestus or Zeus during the Gigantomachy. The name was later adopted in astronomy in 1789 by William Herschel to name one of Saturn's inner moons, noting its mythological namesake.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Mimas" is said worldwide
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Mimas
Transliteration: mi.mas
"Mimas est l'une des lunes de Saturne."
Mimas
Transliteration: miː.mas
"Mimas ist ein Eismond des Planeten Saturn."
Mimas
Transliteration: mi.mas
"Mimas è un satellite naturale di Saturno."
Mimas
Transliteration: mi.mas
"Mimas es uno de los satélites naturales de Saturno."
Mimas
Transliteration: mi.mas
"Mimas é a menor das principais luas de Saturno."
मिमास
Transliteration: mimas
"मिमास शनि ग्रह का एक उपग्रह है।"
土卫一
Transliteration: tǔ wèi yī
"土卫一是土星的一颗天然卫星。"
미마스
Transliteration: mi.ma.seu
"미마스는 토성의 위성 중 하나입니다."
ミマス
Transliteration: mimasu
"ミマスは土星の衛星の一つである。"
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