Astronomy Picture of the Day ·
Fresh Tiger Stripes on Saturn's Enceladus
The Astronomy Picture of the Day for July 1, 2018 is “Fresh Tiger Stripes on Saturn's Enceladus,” an image. It is credited to Image Credit: NASA , ESA , JPL , SSI , Cassini Imaging Team. The original explanation runs about 158 words.
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, July 1, 2018
Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov
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At a glance
- Date
- July 1, 2018
- Type
- Image
- Credit
- Credit: Image Credit: NASA , ESA , JPL , SSI , Cassini Imaging Team
- Copyright
- No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
- Explanation length
- About 158 words