Suppose We Discover a Comet Whose Orbit Was Very Highly

question 6

Multiple Choice

Suppose we discover a comet whose orbit was very highly eccentric,retrograde,had a very large tilt with respect to the ecliptic plane,and a period of 2,000 years.Where is the most likely place of origin for this comet?

• A) the Kuiper Belt
• B) the Oort Cloud
• C) the giant planet family
• D) outside the Solar System

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