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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