Question
Scientists generally believe that the original source of comets is:
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the Sun itself.
the Sun itself.
the inner planets.
the inner planets.
the outer planets.
the outer planets.
the moons of the planets.
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Responses
the Sun itself.
the Sun itself.
the inner planets.
the inner planets.
the outer planets.
the outer planets.
the moons of the planets.
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GPT-4o mini
Scientists generally believe that the original source of comets is **the outer planets**. More specifically, many comets are thought to originate from regions like the Kuiper Belt and the Oort Cloud, both of which are located beyond the orbit of Neptune.