Suppose We Discover a New Comet on an Orbit That

question 91

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 has been on its current orbit for only a very short time compared to the age of our solar system.
• B)It has a coma and tail during most of each orbit.
• C)It came from the Oort cloud.
• D)It came from the Kuiper belt.

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