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Cassini Division
Cassini Division The widest and most prominent gap in the rings of Saturn, about 4700 km wide, separating the A and B Rings, discovered in 1675 by G. D.Cassini. Its inner edge is 117 500 km from Saturn's centre. Images from the Voyager and Cassini probes show that it is not empty, but that several thin rings lie within it. The division could be accounted for by satellites 10–30 km in diameter clearing away ring particles, but no such satellites have been detected.
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"Cassini Division." A Dictionary of Astronomy. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Cassini Division." A Dictionary of Astronomy. 1997. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O80-CassiniDivision.html "Cassini Division." A Dictionary of Astronomy. 1997. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O80-CassiniDivision.html |
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Cassini Division
Cassini Division See RESONANCE.
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AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "Cassini Division." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "Cassini Division." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-CassiniDivision.html AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "Cassini Division." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-CassiniDivision.html |
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