Who first understood that the "ears" that Galileo saw on Saturn were in fact a wide,thin ring surrounding the planet?
A) Christiaan Huygens
B) Gian Domenico Cassini
C) Isaac Newton
D) Johannes Kepler

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Christiaan Huygens was the first person to observe Saturn's rings in detail and correctly describe them as a thin, flat ring surrounding the planet. He made this discovery using a telescope he had built himself.

Who First Understood That the "Ears" That Galileo Saw on Saturn