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Pan, the Encke gap's sheperd moon.
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What is the gap between saturns rings called?
There are thousand of gaps in Saturn's rings - the main ones are called Cassini Division and Encke Gap
Would the gap in a metal ring increase as it is heated?
Increases If the gap can easily be conceived as a small break in a metal ring, then the expansion of the metal ring may decrease the gap size.
What did James Keeler discover about space?
Amongst other things Keeler was the first to observe the gap in Saturn's rings which is now called the Encke Gap. He discovered two asteroids. For more about his work you might like to view his page on wikipedia.
What is Pan in astronomy?
Pan is the innermost moon of Saturn. Pan is a "walnut-shaped" small moon about 35 kilometres across and 23 km high that orbits within the Encke gap in Saturn's A Ring. It acts as a ring shepherd and is responsible for keeping the Encke gap open. The existence of a moon in the Encke gap was first predicted by Jeffrey N. Cuzzi and Jeffrey D. Scargle in 1985, based on wavy edges of the gap which indicated a gravitational disturbance. In 1986 Showalter et al. inferred its orbit and mass by modeling its gravitational wake. They arrived at a very precise prediction of 133,603 ± 10 km for the semi-major axis and a mass of 5-10×10−12 Saturn masses, and inferred that there was only a single moon within the Encke gap. The actual semi-major axis differs by 19 km and the actual mass is 8.6×10−12 of Saturn's. The moon was later found within 1° of the predicted position. The search was undertaken by considering all Voyager 2 images and using a computer calculation to predict whether the moon would be visible under sufficiently favorable conditions in each one. Every qualifying Voyager 2 image with resolution better than ~50 km/pixel shows Pan clearly. In all, it appears in eleven Voyager 2 images. The eccentricity of Pan's orbit causes its distance from Saturn to vary by ~4 km. Its inclination, which would cause it to move up and down, is not distinguishable from zero with present data. The Encke Gap, within which Pan orbits, is about 325 km wide. Cassini scientists have described Pan as "walnut-shaped" owing to the equatorial ridge, similar to that on Atlas, that is visible in images. The ridge is due to ring material that Pan has swept up from the Encke gap. The Encke Division contains a ringlet that is coincident with Pan's orbit, indicating that Pan maintains the particles in horseshoe orbits. The moon was named on 16 September 1991, after the mythological Pan, who was (among other things) the god of shepherds. This is a reference to Pan's role as a shepherd moon. It is also designated Saturn XVIII. It was discovered by Mark R. Showalter in 1990 from analysis of old Voyager 2 probe photos and received the provisional designation S/1981 S 13 because the discovery images dated back to 1981. There is also an asteroid called 4450 Pan.
What is a ring gap?
IPL 2012 is the
What is the gap between Saturn brightest ring and outer ring called?
9 k
Why is there a small gap between ring a and ring b?
Because That is very important...hahaha
The areas between piston ring grooves are commonly called?
End gaps, or ring gap
What is the piston ring gap on a 10hp horizontal Briggs stratton engine?
Briggs and Stratton Motor:aluminum cylinder bore compression ring end gap should be no more than .035 inches (.89mm) Oil ring end gap should be no more than .045 inches (1.14mm) Cast iron cylinder bores compression ring end gap should be no more than .030 Inches (.76mm) Oil ring should be no more than .035 inches (.89mm)
What is a pistol ring in a car used for?
You mean a piston ring. It seals the gap between the piston and the chamber in your engine
What is the space between the piston rings called?
Piston ring gap.
What does the solar system consist of 33?
The width in kilometres of the Russel Gap in the ring system of Saturn
