In terms of composition,

A) the terrestrials are more like the Sun, since they formed close to it.
B) the jovian planets are made only of ice, and the terrestrials only of rock.
C) the Sun is unique, made of nothing but hydrogen and helium.
D) the jovian planets are more like the Sun than are the terrestrials.
E) all planets are condensed from the same nebula and have similar compositions.


D

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