Which of the following is a characteristic of irregular moons?
A) They revolve around their planets in the same direction as the planets rotate.
B) They are often large (up to as big as Earth's Moon).
C) They are usually tidally locked to their parent planets.
D) They have elliptical and inclined orbits.
E) They formed in an accretion disk around their parent planet.

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Irregular moons have elliptical and inclined orbits, often resulting from capture rather than formation in an accretion disk.

Which of the Following Is a Characteristic of Irregular Moons