Based on its average density of 3020 kg per cubic meter and its smooth surface, what is thought to be the internal structure of Jupiter's satellite Europa?
A) metallic core, rocky mantle, and a 100- to 200-km-thick ocean of ice and water
B) almost entirely ice, with only a small, rocky core
C) entirely rock except for a metallic core about 300 km in diameter
D) half rock and half ice, with the rock forming the core and the ice forming the mantle
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