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Saturn's Moon Dione Has Mysterious Stripes All Across Its Surface

Saturn's moon Dione appears to be getting its tiger on. The world is decorated with long, bright stripes, according to a new study, something astronomers say is unlike anything else they've seen in the solar system.After first noticing these stripes, researchers from the Planetary Science Institute and the Smithsonian began trying to figure out where they came from and why they exist.
Unusual Lines
They were able to rule out tectonic origins for the stripes, things like faults. Instead
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