The Trojan asteroids have orbits that:
A)are, on average, closer to the Sun than we are.
B)cross the orbit of Earth at perihelion.
C)cross the orbit of Mars, but not Earth, at perihelion.
D)stay sixty degrees ahead of or behind Jupiter.
E)stay out beyond Neptune.

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Trojan asteroids are asteroids that share the orbit of a planet and are located at specific points, known as Lagrangian points, which are sixty degrees ahead of or behind the planet. In the case of Jupiter, Trojan asteroids stay sixty degrees ahead of or behind Jupiter. The Trojan asteroids are a group of asteroids that orbit sixty degrees ahead of or behind Jupiter in its orbit.

The Trojan Asteroids Have Orbits That