How Enceladus got its water-spewing tiger stripes

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How Enceladus got its water-spewing tiger stripes

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From ScienceMag.org:
"Researchers say they have solved a long-standing mystery about Saturn’s tiny, frozen moon Enceladus: why its south pole features long, water-spewing geysers known as tiger stripes. The study could also help explain why these unique formations aren’t seen on any other satellite in the solar system."

https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2019/11 ... er-stripes

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