Multiple Choice
The source of the aurora seen around the magnetic poles of Jupiter is
A) water vapor evaporated from Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto and ionized by solar UV radiation.
B) dust from the rings of Jupiter ionized by friction between the different parts of the rings.
C) ionized material from a torus surrounding Jupiter along Io's orbit and originating on Io.
D) electrons from the solar wind.
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