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Astronomers Detect a Gas Giant Exoplanet Orbiting Its Host Star

Question 49

Question 49

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Astronomers detect a gas giant exoplanet orbiting its host star on an eccentric orbit with a semimajor axis of 100 AU.This provides evidence for:


A) hot Jupiters.
B) eccentric disks.
C) scattering.
D) the snow line.

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