Hundreds of thousands of kilometer-sized asteroids of widely differing shapes are known,and they orbit the Sun
A) in the same direction as the planets.
B) in a direction opposite the orbit of the planets.
C) perpendicular to the orbit of the planets.
D) about half in the same direction of the planets and about half in the opposite direction of the planets.

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Most asteroids orbit the Sun in the same direction as the planets, which is counterclockwise when viewed from above the Sun's north pole.

Hundreds of Thousands of Kilometer-Sized Asteroids of Widely Differing Shapes