The 2009 impact site near the south pole of Jupiter's atmosphere was noticeably different from the 1994 impacts.How?
A) The 2009 site was much larger, indicating a more massive impactor.
B) The 2009 site was surrounded by a halo of small impacts, indicating an impact by an asteroid rather than a comet.
C) The 2009 site was not surrounded by a halo of small impacts, thus indicating an impact by an asteroid rather than a comet.
D) The colors that developed at this site were different from those of the earlier impacts because of differences in temperature and composition of Jupiter's atmosphere near the poles.
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