Extensive volcanic activity observed on Jupiter's satellite Io is caused by:
A) tidal stresses from Jupiter and the other Galilean satellites.
B) "primordial" heat remaining from the release of gravitational energy during Io's formation.
C) frictional heating between the satellite's mantle and crust during plate movement, driven by convection.
D) heat released by radioactivity in Io's core and mantle.
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