The Fact That Many of the Larger Jovian Moons Orbit

question 35

Multiple Choice

The fact that many of the larger Jovian moons orbit nearly in the equatorial plane of their host world, moving in the same direction as their planet's spin, suggest that they

• A) formed from a rotating disk of gas and dust like a miniature solar system
• B) were spun out from the rapidly spinning host world as it formed
• C) formed elsewhere in the solar system and were later captured
• D) were formed from a giant impact between the host world and another body

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