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Rings of Saturn

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This is a list of the named rings of Saturn, and the gaps between them.

Name Distance from Saturn's centre (km) Width (km) Named after
D Ring 67,000 - 74,500 7,500
C Ring 74,500 - 92,000 17,500
Columbo Gap 77,800 100
Maxwell Gap 87,500 270 James Clerk Maxwell
B Ring 92,000 - 117,500 25,500
Cassini Division 117,500 - 122,200 4,700 Giovanni Cassini
Huygens Gap 117,680 285-440 Christiaan Huygens
A Ring 122,200 - 136,800 14,600
Encke Division 133,570 325 Johann Encke
Keeler Gap 136,530 35 James Keeler
S/2004 1R Unconfirmed 190 (?)
F Ring 140,210 30-500
G Ring 165,800 - 173,800 8,000
E Ring 180,000 - 480,000 300,000