Multiple Choice
Most comets originate:
A) near Earth and Venus in the early Solar System
B) far from the planets, many thousands of AU from the Sun
C) from the region between the orbits of Jupiter and Neptune
D) between the Sun and Mercury
E) between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter
Correct Answer:
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Correct Answer:
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