Multiple Choice
If one wants to find an exoplanet capable of sustaining life, he would look for each one of these situations EXCEPT
A) a planet far enough from its star that liquid water would not boil away
B) a planet close enough to its star that liquid water would not be permanently frozen
C) a star without an extremely large wind
D) a solar system containing a giant planet in a highly eccentric orbit
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