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kfurse

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Which statement about Saturn's rings is not true?
 
  A) The large gap known as the Cassini Division is shaped by an orbital resonance with the moon Mimas, which orbits well outside the rings.
  B) Some features of the rings are shaped by small moons that actually orbit within the ring system.
  C) The rings must look much the same today as they did shortly after Saturn formed.
  D) The rings are so thin that they essentially disappear from view when seen edge-on.

Question 2

A tightly wound barred spiral would be classified as
 
  A) S0. B) Sa. C) SBc. D) Sc. E) SBa.


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Reply #1 on: Jul 27, 2018
Answer to Question 1

C

Answer to Question 2

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kfurse

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Reply #2 on: Jul 27, 2018
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