The origin of the very thin oxygen atmosphere around Europa is:
A) from electrolysis of water into O2 and H2 in the ocean under the ice, as a result of intense electrical currents induced by Europa's motion through Jupiter's magnetic field.
B) from photosynthesis in primitive plant life living in the deep oceans beneath the ice surface.
C) the dissociation of water molecules by solar UV radiation.
D) the breakup of water molecules by the impact of ionized material from Jupiter's magnetosphere.
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