Explaining the tiger stripes of Saturn's moon Enceladus
Monday, December 9, 2019 - 13:30
in Astronomy & Space
Slashed across the south pole of Saturn's moon Enceladus are four straight, parallel fissures or 'tiger stripes' from which water erupts. These fissures aren't quite like anything else in the Solar System. Researchers now think they have a model to explain them.