Who discovered that the planet Saturn possesses a wide gap inside its ring bands, known as the Cassini Division? MCQ with Answer and Explanation

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Who discovered that the planet Saturn possesses a wide gap inside its ring bands, known as the Cassini Division?
A. William Herschel
B. Giovanni Domenico Cassini
C. Galileo Galilei
D. Christiaan Huygens
Answer: Option B
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
Cassini discovered the distinct gap separating Saturn's A and B rings in 1675 from the Paris Observatory.
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