According to Current Theories of Planetary Formation,why Is Saturn Less

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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.

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