According to Current Theories of Planetary Formation, Why Is Saturn

question 3

Multiple Choice

According to current theories of planetary formation, why is Saturn less massive than Jupiter?

• A) Saturn formed far out in the solar system where gas and dust were not as readily available as where Jupiter formed near the Sun.
• B) Saturn formed in the inner part of the solar system where the rocky inner planets had already absorbed most of the material.
• C) Saturn was originally more massive but has been repeatedly struck by large planetesimals that have stripped off some of its matter.
• D) Jupiter formed first, using up or ejecting much of the material available in the outer solar system.

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