Multiple Choice
Shepherd moons were discovered because scientists hypothesized their existence afterobserving:
A) the Cassini Gap.
B) the spiral density waves in the ring system.
C) that the gaps are not empty space, but low density regions of material.
D) the narrow F Ring.
E) the backlit E Ring.
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