|Question 22Verbal

Source Texts

Text
• 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 colleagues David C. Jewitt and Chadwick Trujillo, she discovered the minor planet (19308) 1996 TO66 on October 12, 1996.
• Alongside colleagues David C. Jewitt, Chadwick Trujillo, and David J. Tholen, she discovered the minor planet (24978) 1998 IIJ151 on April 28, 1998.
The student wants to emphasize the discovery of (19308) 1996 TO66 to an audience already familiar with Jane Luu. Which choice most effectively uses information from the given sentences to accomplish this goal?
First there was the discovery of (19308) 1996 TO66 on October 12, 1996, and then on April 28, 1998, Jane Luu discovered yet another minor planet with the help of her colleagues David C. Jewitt, Chadwick Trujillo, and David J. Tholen.
A
Astronomer Jane Luu helped discover not only the minor planet (19308) 1996 TO66 on October 12, 1996, but also (24978) 1998 HJ151 on April 28, 1998.
B
Jane Luu is an astronomer famous for her discovery of many minor planets in our solar system, including (19308) 1996 T066.
C
On October 12, 1996, Jane Luu and her colleagues David C. Jewitt and Chadwick Trujillo made the exciting discovery of the minor planet (19308) 1996 TO66.
D