Why Do Astronomers NOT Believe That Terrestrial Exoplanets with Orbits

question 58

Multiple Choice

Why do astronomers NOT believe that terrestrial exoplanets with orbits smaller than Mercury's orbit are relics of hot Jupiters in similar orbits?

• A) In our solar system, the two kinds of planets formed in different parts of the protoplanetary disk.
• B) Observations of transiting hot Jupiters have shown that they are not losing their atmospheres.
• C) The two kinds of planets have different compositions.
• D) The terrestrial planets have more eccentric orbits than the hot Jupiters.

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