Which statement about Jupiter's rings is FALSE?

A) They are made of dark dusty particles.
B) They lie in the planet's equatorial plane.
C) They lie closer to Jupiter than Io's orbit.
D) They are made of ice, like Saturn's.
E) They may be made in part of material from Metis and Adrastea.


D

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