Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

Fresh Tiger Stripes on Saturn's Enceladus

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for June 28, 2009 is “Fresh Tiger Stripes on Saturn's Enceladus,” an image. It is credited to Credit: Cassini Imaging Team , SSI , JPL , ESA , NASA. The original explanation runs about 168 words.

Fresh Tiger Stripes on Saturn's Enceladus
Credit: Cassini Imaging Team , SSI , JPL , ESA , NASA Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“Do underground oceans vent through the tiger stripes on Saturn’s moon Enceladus? Long features dubbed tiger stripes are known to be spewing ice from the moon’s icy interior into space, creating a cloud of fine ice particles over the moon’s South Pole and creating Saturn’s mysterious E-ring .”

— APOD editors, June 28, 2009

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
June 28, 2009
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: Cassini Imaging Team , SSI , JPL , ESA , NASA
Copyright
No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 168 words

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