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Keeler Gap
  گاف ِ کیلر  
gâf-e Keeler
Fr.: lacune de Keeler  

In the system of → Saturn’s rings, the gap near the outer edge of the → A ring. It has a width of 35 km and lies at a distance of 136,530 km from the center of → Saturn.

See also: After James A. Keeler (1857-1908); → gap.