Laplace Gap

E560172

astronomical structure gap in planetary ring

The Laplace Gap is a narrow, relatively faint gap within Saturn’s rings, located inside the broader Cassini Division and shaped by gravitational resonances with Saturn’s moons.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Kuiper Gap	1

Statements (25)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	astronomical structure ⓘ gap in planetary ring ⓘ
astronomicalContext	feature within the Cassini Division between Saturn's A and B rings ⓘ
category	Saturn ring feature ⓘ planetary ring gap ⓘ
causeOfStructure	orbital resonances in Saturn's ring particles ⓘ
celestialBody	Saturn NERFINISHED ⓘ
characteristic	narrow ⓘ relatively faint ⓘ
discoveredIn	20th century ⓘ
formationMechanism	gravitational resonances with Saturn's moons ⓘ
hasPhysicalProperty	low optical depth compared to surrounding ring material ⓘ
influences	distribution of ring particles near its orbital radius ⓘ
locatedIn	Cassini Division NERFINISHED ⓘ rings of Saturn NERFINISHED ⓘ
namedAfter	Pierre-Simon Laplace NERFINISHED ⓘ
observedBy	Cassini spacecraft NERFINISHED ⓘ Voyager spacecraft NERFINISHED ⓘ ground-based telescopes ⓘ
orbitalResonanceWith	Saturn's moons NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Cassini Division NERFINISHED ⓘ Saturn's ring system NERFINISHED ⓘ
ringSystem	Saturn's rings ⓘ
structureType	ring gap ⓘ
visibility	fainter than major Cassini Division gaps ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cassini Division → hasRegion → Laplace Gap ⓘ

this entity surface form: Kuiper Gap