The Cassini Spacecraft Found Evidence That the E Ring Is

question 73

Multiple Choice

The Cassini spacecraft found evidence that the E Ring is related to Enceladus through:

• A)the gravitational interactions by Enceladus on the particles in the E Ring.
• B)the deposition of gases from Enceladus on the particles of the E Ring making them morereflective as the gas condenses on the particles.
• C)a continual supply of icy particles spewed via volcanism on Enceladus.
• D)the impact history of Enceladus-a major impact caused parts of the moon to be ejected fromthe surface and cross the Roche Limit to become the E Ring.
• E)their common origin: both the E Ring and Enceladus have a common "ancestral" cometparent.

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