Multiple Choice
Are auroras known to exist on Ganymede?
A) No. It is much too cold for auroras to exist on Ganymede.
B) No. Ganymede is too far from the Sun to have appreciable numbers of solar charged particles interact with its magnetic field.
C) Yes. Charged particles from Jupiter's magnetosphere interact with Ganymede's atmosphere to produce auroras.
D) Yes. Sulfur ions from the Io torus interact with Ganymede's magnetic field to produce a primarily yellow aurora.
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