The magnetosphere of Jupiter is
A) a narrow layer in which intense electric currents flow, just above the cloud tops in the planet's atmosphere, generating the planet's magnetic field.
B) the inner regions of Jupiter, just beyond the solid core, that contain liquid metallic hydrogen, where electric currents flow to produce the planet's magnetic field.
C) a doughnut-shaped region similar to the Van Allen belts around Earth containing high-speed protons and electrons, whose motions produce the planet's magnetic field.
D) a large cavity created and maintained within the solar wind stream by the planet's magnetic field, filled with extremely hot, ionized plasma.

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Jupiter's magnetosphere is a vast region of space influenced by Jupiter's magnetic field, acting as a cavity within the solar wind, filled with ionized plasma. This structure is not confined to narrow layers or specific regions within the planet but extends far into space, interacting with the solar wind.

The Magnetosphere of Jupiter Is