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While researching a topic, a student has taken the following notes:

• 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, Jun Chen, and Chadwick Trujillo, she discovered the minor planet (20161) 1996 TR66 on October 8, 1996.
• Alongside colleagues David C. Jewitt and Chadwick Trujillo, she discovered the minor planet (385201) 1999 RN215 on September 7, 1999.

The student wants to emphasize the discovery of (20161) 1996 TR66 to an audience already familiar with Jane Luu. Which choice most effectively uses relevant information from the notes to accomplish this goal?

A

Astronomer Jane Luu helped discover not only the minor planet (20161) 1996 TR66 on October 8, 1996, but also (385201) 1999 RN215 on September 7, 1999.

B

First there was the discovery of (20161) 1996 TR66 on October 8, 1996, and then on September 7, 1999, Jane Luu discovered yet another minor planet with the help of her colleagues David C. Jewitt and Chadwick Trujillo.

C

Jane Luu is an astronomer famous for her discovery of many minor planets in our solar system, including (20161) 1996 TR66.

D

On October 8, 1996, Jane Luu and her colleagues David C. Jewitt, Jun Chen, and Chadwick Trujillo made the exciting discovery of the minor planet (20161) 1996 TR66.