Enceladus Jets and Shadows
This picture shows the south pole of Saturn's icy moon, Enceladus. It was taken in 2010 by the Cassini spacecraft. The bright lines shooting upwards show material being sprayed from cracks in the moon's icy surface known as 'tiger stripes'.
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NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute
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