Research Paper On Tethys

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On Saturn's moon Tethys there are crimson streaks curving across the moon. Scientists have no clue how the crimson streaks got there, or what kind of material it is. Paul Schenk of the
Lunar Planetary Institute says “It’s clearly painted on the surface in some way that we do not as yet understand”. (Paul Schenk) This red crimson streak is more than 1,000 kilometers across.
Tethys is a medium sized moon that is made mostly of water ice. It is a pretty normal moon, with a bunch of craters.
It wasn’t until April that they got a closer look at these crimson streaks. What these scientists found on this moon, doesn’t make any sense. Paul Schenk says “You don’t see any trace of scraps or ridges or depressions of any kind”. (Paul Schenk) This means

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