Why would it not be a good idea to send a lander to one of the jovian planets?

A) The jovian planets have no solid surface to land on.
B) The jovian planets are too far away.
C) It would be impossible to slow the lander down sufficiently to avoid a catastrophic crash.
D) There's too much risk of hitting a boulder in the planet's rings on the way down.
E) There is nothing interesting to find on the jovian planets.


A) The jovian planets have no solid surface to land on.

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