Mimas
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Mimas is a Class G planetoid, the closest of Saturn's major moons. Bright, polished ice marked with meteor impact craters covers the surface. The moons of Saturn host a variety of operations. The Starfleet Corps of Engineers built an emergency evacuation center for the Starfleet Academy Flight Range on Mimas. Since the moon orbits closest to Saturn, it provides the ideal staging area for the emergency evacuation center, placing it within the transporter range of the entire flight area.
The center itself is a small facility on the surface of Mimas consisting of an underground (or, in this case, under-ice) complex with limited surface exposure. A small crew of Starfleet personnel, mainly medical, maintain the station's systems and remain on alert for any signs of trouble on the flight range. Since accidents are quite rare, duty on Mimas Station tends to be quiet, allowing time for other activities, such as research. Officers from the Starfleet Medical Academy and the Academy Infirmary often accept brief tours on Mimas Station to purse other duties while rendering assistance in the event of an accident. The doctors on Mimas Station also assist Saturn Station One as needed, such as when responding to a vessel in distress.
Reference(s)
- Isaacs, Ross A., et al. Starfleet Academy Handbook, New York: Last Unicorn Games, 1999.