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• Minor planets are astronomical objects that orbit the Sun but are neither planets nor comets.
• Astronomer Jane Luu has discovered many minor planets in her career.
• Alongside colleague David C. Jewitt, she discovered the minor planet (15836) 1995 DA2 on February 24, 1995.
• Alongside colleagues David C. Jewitt, Chadwick Trujillo, and K. Berney, she discovered the minor planet (24952) 1997 QJ4 on August 28, 1997.
Which choice most effectively uses information from the given sentences to emphasize the discovery of (15836) 1995 DA2 to an audience already familiar with Jane Luu?
First there was the discovery of (15836) 1995 DA2 on February 24, 1995, and then on August 28, 1997, Jane Luu discovered yet another minor planet with the help of her colleagues David C. Jewitt, Chadwick Trujillo, and K. Berney.
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Astronomer Jane Luu helped discover not only the minor planet (15836) 1995 DA2 on February 24, 1995, but also (24952) 1997 QJ4 on August 28, 1997.
B
Jane Luu is an astronomer famous for her discovery of many minor planets in our solar system, including (15836) 1995 DA2.
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On February 24, 1995, Jane Luu and her colleague David C. Jewitt made the exciting discovery of the minor planet (15836) 1995 DA2.
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