An itty bitty moon looks like nothing more than a point of light above Saturn in a new photo taken by a venerable spacecraft exploring the ringed planet.
The moon, called Mimas, is only about 246 miles miles in diameter and features a distinctive crater that makes it look eerily similar to the Death Star (of Star Wars fame).
But you can't really see any of that in this image taken by the Cassini spacecraft.
Instead, Saturn's north polar hexagon — an oddly shaped jet stream surrounding a raging storm — dominates this view, with the planet's rings peeking out on the horizon. Read more...
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