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Cassini division

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Cassini division

Prominent gap in the rings of Saturn. It was discovered by the Italian-born French astronomer Giovanni Cassini in 1675. Some 5,000 km/3,100 mi wide, the Cassini division separates the faint outer A-ring from the brighter inner B-ring. It is now known that the division is caused by the gravitational influence of Mimas, one of the moons of Saturn.



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These ringlets showed up in the Cassini Division, a large gap between Saturn's third and fourth main rings.
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