28) What process(es) cause the gaps in the rings of Saturn?

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28) What process(es) cause the gaps in the rings of Saturn?

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Gian Domenico Cassini discovered a large gap in Saturns ringsin 1675 Later an astronomer named Encke discovered a smaller gapnear the edge of the ringsIt was found long ago that an orbit in the Cassini Division asthe large gap is named has a period almost exactly onehalf thatof one of Saturns moons named Mimas    See Answer
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