Tidal flexing
We hear a lot about tidal heating of moons close to large planets.
Here is what it does to cold Ice moons like Europa.
The ice flexes and brakes leaving an intricate patchwork of cracks on various scales.
Snip taken from.
By NASA / JPL / Arizona State University - http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA01092, Public Domain, Link
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