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Saturn's moon Mimas has a density close to that of water, so Mimas is mostly:

ALead
BIce
CIron
DRock
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Ice
1. Water has a density of one gram per cubic centimetre. 2. A body near that value cannot be dense rock. 3. So Mimas is made mainly of ice. _Source: OpenStax Astronomy 2e, Chapter 7, Other Worlds: An Introduction to the Solar System._
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