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24 April, 08:37

Which of the following is NOT a property of long-period comets that suggests that they originate from the Oort cloud?

a. Many of them have large inclinations relative to the ecliptic plane.

b. They orbit around the Sun in a counterclockwise direction, when viewed from above the ecliptic plane.

c. Their orbital periods are longer than 200 years.

d. Their orbits are highly elliptical.

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  1. 24 April, 09:45
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    b. They orbit around the Sun in a counterclockwise direction, when viewed from above the ecliptic plane.

    Explanation:

    All the objects of the solar system revolve around the Sun in a counterclockwise direction. The comet coming from the Oort's cloud will also follow the same kind of orbit. That is why it can't be a property to distinguish an Oort's cloud comet.

    All other properties are correct to identify an Oort's cloud comet as the Oort's cloud is a considered a spherical cloud just outside the Solar system.
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