What Is the Typical Mass of the Majority of Extrasolar

question 30

Multiple Choice

What is the typical mass of the majority of extrasolar planets so far discovered?

• A) roughly the mass of Jupiter up to a few times Jupiter's mass
• B) a few times the mass of Earth
• C) quite large-between 10 and 100 times Jupiter's mass
• D) very small-between one-tenth and a few tenths of the mass of Earth

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