The only other place in the solar system besides Earth where it rains and snows is   a. Mars   b. Titan   c. Enceladus   d. Triton   e. Europa The only moon in our solar system that underwent binary capture by its planet is   a. our Moon   b. Io   c. Europa   d. Triton

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