Multiple Choice
Detailed observations of Jupiter's rotation suggest that it
A) is not a rigid object because equatorial regions rotate faster than polar regions.
B) rotates in two separate parts,equatorial regions rotating in a direction opposite to polar regions.
C) is slowing down noticeably at the present time.
D) rotates like a solid body,with equatorial and polar regions having the same rotational period.
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