How Is the Cassini Division Created and Maintained in Saturn's

question 111

Multiple Choice

How is the Cassini division created and maintained in Saturn's rings?

• A) A small moon orbits within the division, clearing particles from the gap.
• B) An intense region of high-energy electrons in Saturn's magnetosphere at that distance has eroded the particles from the gap.
• C) The rings simply formed that way in the ancient past.
• D) One of Saturn's satellites exerts a resonant pull on particles in the division, clearing a gap.

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