The Tiny Outer Moons of the Jovian Planets

question 97

Multiple Choice

The tiny outer moons of the Jovian planets

• A) were probably formed from spinning disks of gas that surrounded the planets
• B) are most likely gravitationally captured asteroids and comets
• C) formed when large planetesimals collided with them
• D) were spun out from their parent planets due to their rapid rotation

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