As a result of measurements by the Galileo spacecraft,what is now believed to be the internal structure of Io?
A) iron core overlaid by a molten mantle and rocky crust
B) core of rock overlaid by a thick mantle of water ice
C) entirely or almost entirely rock, with no evidence of ice or a differentiated metallic core
D) iron core overlaid by a rocky mantle and a deep ocean of liquid water
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