Ganymede, One of the Galilean Satellites of Jupiter, Has a Surface

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Multiple Choice

Ganymede, one of the Galilean satellites of Jupiter, has a surface consisting of

• A) an icy crust showing two interlocking types of terrain, one ancient and heavily cratered, the other younger with systems of parallel grooves.
• B) rock, heavily cratered like the highlands of the Moon.
• C) an ancient, icy crust covered with numerous craters and no surface cracks or groove belts that would indicate internal activity within the moon.
• D) a relatively young, icy crust covered with a network of streaks and cracks and only a few impact craters.

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