Comparing Ross Ice Shelf to Enceladus (IMAGE) American Geophysical Union Caption A satellite image of the research study site on the Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica (top) shows two rifts in the ice from rising and falling tides. Similarly sized "tiger stripe fractures" crease the ice in Enceladus' South Polar Terrain, in an image captured by the Cassini Imaging Team. From figure 1 of the new study. Credit AGU/ JGR: Planets Usage Restrictions Please cite properly. License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.