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Saturn Moon Mimas

On moon Mimas, the enormous Herschel Crater spans 80 miles (130 kilometers)—one-third of the moon's entire surface. The peak in the middle of the crater is about as tall as Mount Everest. The impact that made this crater likely almost destroyed Mimas.

Photograph courtesy NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute