The moons of the jovian planets formed by which two processes?
A) Accretion and collisions
B) Capture and collisions
C) Collisions and differentiation
D) Accretion and capture
E) Differentiation and capture

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The moons of the jovian planets formed by both accretion and capture processes. Accretion occurs when particles come together gravitationally to form larger bodies, while capture occurs when a moon is gravitationally captured by a planet.

The Moons of the Jovian Planets Formed by Which Two