Jean Dominique Cassini
January 14, 2005
Jean Dominique Cassini (1625-1712) discovered Saturn's moons Iapetus, Rhea, Tethys, and Dione. In 1675, Cassini discovered that Saturn's rings are separated into two parts by a gap. The gap is now called the Cassini Division in his honor.
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Jean Dominique Cassini Jean Dominique Cassini, Iapetus, Giovanni Domenico Cassini, Moons of Saturn, Cassini–Huygens, Sidera Lodoicea, natural satellite, Dione, Tethys, Rhea, Saturn
