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it is named after Gian Domenico Cassini. He found four of saturns moons. Lapetus, Rhea, Tethys, and Dione.
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Who named the Cassini division of Saturn?
the roman gods
What feature of Saturn has what is called Cassini's Division?
The Cassini's Division is where there is a gap in the rings that seperate ring A and B. It is named that because Atronimer Gean Domenico Cassini (French) Found it.
What part of Saturn is named after the astronomer who discovered Tethys?
It is the gap in the ring system called the Cassini Division, named after the astronomer Cassini.
What is Cassini division?
Cassini's division refers to the dark gap separating the A and B sections of Saturn's rings. This gap is named after Gean Domenico Cassini (1625-1712), the French astronomer who is credited with its discovery.
When was Cassini's Division created?
Cassini's Division was created in 2001.
What planet has rings that have cassini division?
Saturn. The gap between rings A and B is know as the Cassini Division after the astromoner who found the gap.
Who is the Cassini spacecraft probe named after?
Giovanni Domenico Cassini
What is the largest of the dibisions in the rings of saturn?
The Cassini Division is.
What is the name of the major division in Saturn's rings?
Cassini
Which moon of Saturn is responsible for the Cassini Division?
Mimas
What planet contains Cassini's division?
The planet is Saturn.
What is the cassini division caused by?
Cassini Division owes its existence to the gravitational influence of Saturn's innermost medium sized moon, Mimas. Particles orbiting within the division have been deflected by Mima's gravity into eccentric orbits that cause them to collide with other ring particles.
