The source of intense heating in the interior of Jupiter's satellite Io, causing continuous and intense volcanic activity, is:
A) tidal flexing and distortion, caused by Jupiter and the other large satellites.
B) frictional heating as the solar wind impacts on the satellite surface.
C) solar UV and visible radiation.
D) heat released by continuous shrinkage after creation, transforming potential gravitational energy to heat.
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