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Rings Of SaturnThis 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 | Charles-Augustin de Coulomb ??? | | 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 | | R/2004 S 1 | 137,630 | ? | | | R/2004 S 2 | 138,900 | ? | | | F Ring | 140,210 | 30-500 | | | G Ring | 165,800 - 173,800 | 8,000 | | | E Ring | 180,000 - 480,000 | 300,000 | | External links *
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