Multiple Choice
What is the defining property of the Trojan asteroids?
A) Their orbital periods are exactly one year, like ours.
B) They have orbits that cross the orbit of the Earth, but not that of Venus.
C) They have orbits at the distance of Jupiter and 60 degrees ahead of or behind it.
D) They have orbits between Saturn and Uranus.
E) Like Pluto, they are in a 3:2 resonance with Neptune.
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