Surface feature · Enceladus
Tiger Stripes
Four parallel fractures across the south pole of Enceladus from which giant plumes of water vapour and ice erupt into space — fed by the moon's subsurface ocean.
Highlights
- ›The fractures that feed Enceladus's plumes
Explored by
Knowledge connections
- Member of groupCryovolcano
- Located onEnceladus
- Associated withCassini–Huygens
- Associated withEnergy Source
- Associated withSubsurface Ocean
Sources
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- NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
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- NASA JPLJet Propulsion Laboratory / Solar System Dynamics
Orbital data, ephemerides, and small-body parameters for planets, asteroids, and comets.