How does the theory of planetary migration in disks possibly account for the highly eccentric orbits discovered for some extrasolar planets?
A) When migrating planets pass close enough for a gravitational encounter, one may be flung from the system while the other is shifted to a highly elliptical orbit.
B) When migrating planets collide, they would move onto more eccentric orbits.
C) When a planet migrates onto the surface of the star, the additional stellar mass would disrupt the orbits of the remaining planets.
D) A migrating planet would create waves in the planet forming disk, which would in turn lead to the formation of planets on highly elliptical orbits.
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