What Is an Artificial Star

question 26

Multiple Choice

What is an artificial star?

• A)a point of light in Earth's atmosphere created by a laser for the purpose of monitoring atmospheric fluctuations
• B)a satellite orbiting Earth
• C)a meteor
• D)a possible source of dark matter in the universe
• E)the unseen member of a binary star system

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