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The Milky Way is the galaxy that contains our solar system. The solar system is located within the disc, about 27,000 light years from the Galactic Centre, on the inner edge of one of the spiral-shaped concentrations of gas and dust called the ________ arm.

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Sagittarius
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Orion
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Carina
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Auriga
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Solution

The correct option is B Orion
Solution:
Our spiral arm is formally called the Orion-Cygnus Arm. It’s also known simply as the Orion Arm or Local Arm, and you sometimes still hear the names Orion Bridge or Orion Spur.
Hence the correct opt: B


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