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ring gap comparison table |
Subject | has discoverer | has discovery date | has definition | has width |
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Cassini's division | Cassini | 1675 | A gap between the outermost rings of Saturn. The period of a particle in Cassini's division is about two-thirds that of Janus, one-half that of Mimas, one-third that of Enceladus, and one-quarter that of Tethys. | 1800 km |
Encke's division | A region of decreased brightness in the outermost ring of Saturn. | |||
Lyot division | A gap between the B ring and the C ring. |
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