Jeffreys Gap

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Jeffreys Gap is a narrow, named gap within Saturn’s Cassini Division, one of the prominent ring regions separating the planet’s A and B rings.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Jeffreys Gap canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (26)

Predicate Object
instanceOf astronomical feature ⓘ
ring gap ⓘ
associatedWithMission Cassini–Huygens mission ⓘ
linked to: Cassini–Huygens
belongsToRingRegion inner part of Saturn's A ring boundary zone ⓘ
celestialBody Saturn ⓘ
compositionContext region of reduced ring particle density ⓘ
coordinateSystem Saturn-centric ring radius ⓘ
discoveredBy ring observers using Earth-based and spacecraft observations ⓘ
dynamicalContext structure influenced by gravitational resonances and ring dynamics ⓘ
featureType narrow gap ⓘ
governingBodyForName International Astronomical Union ⓘ
hasNameStatus officially named ring feature ⓘ
hostPlanet Saturn ⓘ
locatedIn Cassini Division ⓘ
Saturn's rings ⓘ
linked to: Saturn ring system
namedAfter Harold Jeffreys ⓘ
namingTheme named after scientists associated with planetary science or related fields ⓘ
observedInWavelengths near-infrared ⓘ
visible light ⓘ
orbitalPlane Saturn's equatorial plane ⓘ
partOf Cassini Division ⓘ
relativeLocation between Saturn's A ring and B ring ⓘ
ringSystem Saturn's main ring system ⓘ
linked to: Saturn ring system
ringZone main rings of Saturn ⓘ
separates regions within the Cassini Division ⓘ
visibility observable in high-resolution images of Saturn's rings ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (1)

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

Cassini Division → hasRegion → Jeffreys Gap ⓘ