Multiple Choice
Which of these characteristics is NOT usually taken to be sufficient to rule out the existence of life on an extrasolar planet?
A) planet is too close to the star
B) star is 20 times more massive than the Sun
C) a planet in synchronous rotation around its star
D) star is older than the Sun
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