We Expect That a Massive Planet Will Eventually Pull Its

We expect that a massive planet will eventually pull its satellites into circular orbits. What is the situation with the moons of Neptune?

A) All are in circular orbits.
B) Triton is in a highly elliptical retrograde orbit-probably the result of its capture by Neptune.
C) Nerid is in a highly elliptical orbit-probably the result of the violent interaction that caused the capture of Triton.
D) All Neptune's satellites are in noncircular orbits.

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