Saturn science - Fresh look at Mimas and an update on Cassini

Lola Gayle, STEAM Register Crash Course Saturn's moon Mimas appears to be crashing through the planet's rings in this image taken by NASA's Cassini spacecraft. But looks can be deceiving. Actually, Mimas is a safe distance from the rings - roughly 28,000 miles (45,000 kilometers) away. Mimas and Saturn's rings share a strong gravitational connection, one…