Multiple Choice
Suppose we discover a comet whose orbit was very highly eccentric, retrograde, had a very large tilt with respect to the ecliptic plane, and a period of 2,000 years. Where is the most likely place of origin for this comet?
A) the Kuiper Belt
B) the Oort Cloud
C) the asteroid belt
D) the Jovian family
E) outside the Solar System
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