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The Relationship Between the Saturnian Moon Mimas and the Cassini

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The relationship between the Saturnian moon Mimas and the Cassini division in the rings of Saturn is that:


A) Mimas's circular orbital distance is twice the radius of the Cassini division.
B) Mimas passes through the rings of Saturn at the position of the Cassini division on its elliptical orbit, thereby disrupting the rings at this position.
C) Mimas's orbital period is exactly the same as particles that exist inside the Cassini division, thereby perturbing their orbits.
D) Mimas's orbital period is a factor of 2 greater than that of particles inside the Cassini division, thereby perturbing their orbits.

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