What appears to be the origin of the light, grooved terrain on the surface of Ganymede?
A) cracking of the surface due to shrinkage of the satellite as it cooled
B) impacts by cometary debris
C) tidal flexing by Jupiter
D) expansion and cracking of the surface as the ice froze
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