Johann Franz Encke1837
Encke describes a broad variation in the brightness of the A Ring of Saturn. The Encke Gap was later named in honor of his observations of Saturns rings
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Encke describes a broad variation in the brightness of the A Ring of Saturn. The Encke Gap was later named in honor of his observations of Saturns rings
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