But why is Saturn's moon Mimas a moon of Jupiter in the book?
"Leonov hurtled past the orbits of Io and tiny Mimas"
I know Saturn was in the original 2001 and not Jupiter, but was this intentional?
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1Interestingly, this wikipedia user claims that their copy has a correction - "My copy says "the orbits of Io and tiny Amalthea", which would be correct. If there was a misprint it's been corrected. 14:04, 12 March 2006 (AEDT)" but I've checked the most recent ebook version and it still says Mimas.– ValorumJan 15, 2022 at 16:12
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I've edited to match the title question and removed a couple of unrelated questions. If you want to know multiple things about the same book, you should ask them as separate questions.– ValorumJan 15, 2022 at 16:14
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1I don't have time to write up an answer now, but in brief: the novel and movie of 2001 were developed in parallel, but the location of the latter was switched from Saturn to Jupiter; when 2010 was written it was based on the movie rather than the book. More details here.– DavidWJan 15, 2022 at 16:16
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@DavidW I hope you find the time soon.– SpencerJan 15, 2022 at 16:43
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In 2010, is the monolith freely orbiting Jupiter along with Discovery and not embedded in a moon?– Spinoza's GodJan 15, 2022 at 19:44
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This appears to either have been an error or a (very odd) misprint. My paperback copy reads:
Leonov hurtled past the orbits of Io and tiny Amalthea.
This was a 1997 printing by Voyager.
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2The original editions from the '80s all say Mimas; I've checked the Del Rey (US/International) paperback (1984 and following printings, in this case 5th printing 1989) and the 1983 Granada (UK) paperback.– DavidWJan 15, 2022 at 16:41
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2Seems like an odd mistake for Clarke to have made - but a very improbable misprint. Lapse by Clarke or an error by an editor?– MichaelJan 15, 2022 at 16:50
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4@Michael - Interestingly my 2010 'anniversary' ebook edition has the same error.– ValorumJan 15, 2022 at 17:07
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2@Valorum Presumably a direct reproduction of the original, including any later corrected errors? My edition doesn't specifically mention any significant reworking and I can't find any readily accessible list of changes between editions.– MichaelJan 15, 2022 at 17:13
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1Thank you guys for the info! That makes much more sense that it was some kind of mistake.......my neurons can rest now! Jan 15, 2022 at 19:31