- CRACKED ICE Much of
Enceladus has a smooth-yet-
fractured surface, a hint that its
interior is churning with activity.
This enhanced-colour view,
made from images taken in
ultraviolet, visual and near-
infrared wavelengths during
close flybys in March and July
2005, reveals a system of cracks
(dubbed ‘tiger stripes’) in the
moon’s southern hemisphere.
CASSINI’S SATURN30 AUSTRALIAN SKY & TELESCOPE January 2018