Multiple Choice
Suppose we discover a new comet on an orbit that brings it closer to the Sun than Mercury every 125 years.What can we conclude?
A) It came from the Oort cloud.
B) It came from the Kuiper belt.
C) It has been on its current orbit for only a very short time compared to the age of our solar system.
D) It has a coma and tail during most of each orbit.
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