The Source of the Aurora Seen Around the Magnetic Poles

question 251

Multiple Choice

The source of the aurora seen around the magnetic poles of Jupiter is

• A) water vapor evaporated from Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto and ionized by solar UV radiation.
• B) dust from the rings of Jupiter ionized by friction between the different parts of the rings.
• C) ionized material from a torus surrounding Jupiter along Io's orbit and originating on Io.
• D) electrons from the solar wind.

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