If the latus rectum of an ellipse is half of its minor axis,then its eccentricity is ...

  • A
    $\frac{3}{2}$
  • B
    $\frac{2}{3}$
  • C
    $\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}$
  • D
    $\frac{\sqrt{2}}{3}$

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