What is the most widely accepted hypothesis for why no jovian planets migrated i

Question

What is the most widely accepted hypothesis for why no jovian planets migrated inside the orbit of Mars in our solar system?

A. There was too little mass in the disk of gas, dust, and planetesimals our early solar system to cause the jovian planets to migrate.

B. The formation of our solar system ended too quickly for the jovian planets to migrate far.

C. The formation of a second large planet, Saturn, prevented the inward migration of Jupiter and the other jovian planets.

D. The large mass of Earth, Venus, and Mars meant that these planets had strong enough gravity to prevent the jovian planets from entering the inner solar system.

Explanation / Answer

The large mass of Earth, Venus, and Mars meant that these planets had strong enough gravity to prevent the jovian planets from entering the inner solar system.

Therefore, the option D is correct.

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