Hydrogen and helium are the major constituents of Jupiter, but they proved hard to detect. Which one of the following was NOT a reason for this difficulty?
A) The spectral signatures of these molecules contain few prominent visible lines.
B) Ultraviolet radiation is absorbed in Earth's atmosphere.
C) Jupiter is always very far away from Earth and from the Sun.
D) The hydrogen and helium on Jupiter exist only in solid form deep under the atmosphere, and they emit very little radiation.
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