What Is the Cassini Division of Saturn's Rings

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Multiple Choice

What is the Cassini division of Saturn's rings?

• A)the most opaque ring of Saturn, made of highly reflective ice particles
• B)the imaginary circle marking the halfway point of Saturn's rings
• C)a dark ring, visible from Earth, composed of dark, dusty particles
• D)the widest ring of Saturn, located between two large ring gaps
• E)a large gap, visible from Earth, produced by an orbital resonance with the moon Mimas

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