The Cassini spacecraft found evidence that the E Ring is related to Enceladus through:
A) the gravitational interactions by Enceladus on the particles in the E Ring.
B) the deposition of gases from Enceladus on the particles of the E Ring making them morereflective as the gas condenses on the particles.
C) a continual supply of icy particles spewed via volcanism on Enceladus.
D) the impact history of Enceladus-a major impact caused parts of the moon to be ejected fromthe surface and cross the Roche Limit to become the E Ring.
E) their common origin: both the E Ring and Enceladus have a common "ancestral" cometparent.
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