
On Thin Ice: Tiger Stripes on Enceladus
Author(s) -
Nola Redd
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
eos
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2020eo151428
Subject(s) - enceladus , tiger , astrobiology , geology , physics , computer science , computer security
Saturn’s moon Enceladus boasts fierce tiger stripes around its south pole, a mystery that has long puzzled scientists. New research explores the stripes by examining how the moon’s ice breaks.