The Maunder Minimum Was a 60-Year Period When

question 33

Multiple Choice

The Maunder Minimum was a 60-year period when

• A) debris from a comet collision blanketed the Sun.
• B) almost no sunspots occurred on the Sun.
• C) the Voyager 2 spacecraft traversed the heliopause.
• D) very few dust storms occurred on Mars.
• E) very few volcanic eruptions occurred on Mars.

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