Did ocean motion carve Enceladus's tiger stripes?

• The study by D. Y. Abdulah and colleagues suggests that the tiger stripes on Enceladus may have been formed by waves in the subsurface ocean interacting with the ice shell. The waves, generated by the moon's irregular orbit, traveled through the ocean and broke against the ice, creating heat that melted the ice and carved out the fissures.
• The research implies that the subsurface ocean's properties, such as its density and viscosity, could be revealed through these processes. If the mechanism is correct, it could provide new insights into the moon's internal structure and the dynamics of its ice shell.

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