[DoctorBeaver (OP)]

I was watching that quiz on TV "Are You Smarter Than A 10-year-old". The question was "Which planet in our solar system has a moon commonly referred to as The Death Star?"

I've been interested in astronomy since the year dor & I've never heard that expression about any moon in our solar system. What's more annoying is that I didn't hear the answer as 1 of the brats started squawking.

Has anyone here come across that name?

I looked it up & it's Mimas; 1 of the moons of Saturn. It is called The Death Star as it has a massive impact crater that makes it look like the Death Star from Star Wars.

http://www.astrobio.net/news/article1101.html

[JimBob]

No I was not aware of this. However, I am very thankful for the information, Darth.

Your Emperor

[paul.fr]

The force is strong in the beaver, Luke.

[syhprum]

There is another answer to the death Star question, it has been proposed that the Sun has a dark companion about 100,000 AU distant that it revolves around taking it into dusty regions and accounting for periodic life extinctions on Earth.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nemesis_(star)

[DoctorBeaver (OP)]

That wouldn't answer the question. Neither Sol nor Nemesis constitute a planet or moon.

[Alandriel]

I was watching that quiz on TV "Are You Smarter Than A 10-year-old". The question was "Which planet in our solar system has a moon commonly referred to as The Death Star?"

I've been interested in astronomy since the year dor & I've never heard that expression about any moon in our solar system. What's more annoying is that I didn't hear the answer as 1 of the brats started squawking.

Has anyone here come across that name?

MY reaction precicely when I watched it with my daughter...... heheheh ~ paralell universes LOL

Thanks for the enlightenment - may the force be with you, always

 [] or rather

[JimBob]

But there is always string theory.

[Alandriel]

String theory (theories) gives me a headache.
Perhaps one day someone can explain it to me so I can wrap my brain around it....... *sigh*