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AThe planet Jupiter
BThe whole asteroid belt
CAll eight planets together
DThe Sun at the centre
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. The Sun at the centre
The Sun alone makes up about 99.86 percent of the Solar System's mass, far more than all the planets combined.
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