The source of particles for Jupiter's rings is ________.

A. ice geysers on Enceladus
B. collisions between debris and two small moons
C. gravitationally captured interplanetary dust
D. volcanic eruptions on Io
E. material pulled in by Jupiter's magnetic field


Answer: B

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