Encke Gap

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astronomical feature planetary ring gap

Encke Gap is a prominent, relatively wide division within Saturn’s A ring, known for containing several ringlets and small moonlets.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Encke gap in Saturn's rings	1

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	astronomical feature ⓘ planetary ring gap ⓘ
contains	Pan NERFINISHED ⓘ ringlets ⓘ small moonlets ⓘ
coordinateSystem	Saturn-centric ⓘ
discoveredBy	Voyager spacecraft NERFINISHED ⓘ
governingBody	International Astronomical Union NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasApproximateWidth	325 kilometers ⓘ
hasDiscoveryContext	Voyager imaging of Saturn's rings ⓘ
hasFeature	gravitational perturbations from Pan ⓘ moonlet wakes ⓘ
hasMeanRadiusFromSaturn	approximately 133,600 kilometers ⓘ
hasOrbitalBody	Pan NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasOrbitalResonances	with nearby ring particles ⓘ
hasRinglets	yes ⓘ
hasStructure	dusty ring material ⓘ multiple narrow ringlets ⓘ
hostBody	Pan ⓘ
isMoreProminentThan	many smaller gaps in Saturn's rings ⓘ
isTypeOf	division in Saturn's rings ⓘ
locatedIn	Saturn's A ring NERFINISHED ⓘ
namedAfter	Johann Franz Encke NERFINISHED ⓘ
observedBy	Cassini spacecraft NERFINISHED ⓘ
orbits	Saturn NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	ring system of Saturn ⓘ
ringRegion	A ring ⓘ
separates	inner A ring material ⓘ outer A ring material ⓘ

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

Keeler Gap → isNarrowerThan → Encke Gap ⓘ

Keeler Gap → isOutside → Encke Gap ⓘ

Johann Franz Encke → namesake → Encke Gap ⓘ

this entity surface form: Encke gap in Saturn's rings