We have a number of reasons to believe the outer satellites of Jupiter are captured asteroids.Which statement is NOT one of these reasons?
A) There was not enough material in the primordial nebula around Jupiter to form the large Galilean satellites and the 60 or so outer satellites as well. So they must have been captured.
B) The outer satellites are irregular in shape.
C) The outer satellites are all less than 275 km in diameter.
D) The outer satellites are mostly in retrograde orbits.

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The statement that there was not enough material in the primordial nebula around Jupiter to form the large Galilean satellites and the outer satellites is not a reason for believing the outer satellites are captured asteroids. The other statements relate to characteristics typical of captured objects.

We Have a Number of Reasons to Believe the Outer