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rings of Saturn
(redirected from Encke gap)

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rings of Saturn [′riŋz əv ′säd·ərn]
(astronomy)
Circular rings that encircle the planet Saturn at its equator; there are four main regions to the ring system; theory and observations indicate that the rings are composed of separate particles which move independently in the four series of circular coplanar orbits.
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The waves resemble those found in Saturn's F ring and the Encke gap, which were already known to have been generated by moons.
Groovy Science: Cassini gets the skinny on Saturn's rings by Cowen, Ron / Science News
The other ring-bound Saturnian moon, 16-km-wide Pan, orbits along a closer-in clearing called the Encke gap and creates similar wavelike features.
Ringing in a new moon by Cowen, Ron / Science News
 
 
 
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