Astronomers have used radial velocity monitoring to discover
A) extrasolar planetary systems that are similar to our own Solar System.
B) Mercury-sized planets around other stars.
C) Earth-sized planets at distances of 10 AU from their parent stars.
D) extrasolar planetary systems that contain more than one planet.
E) all of the above

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Radial velocity monitoring is a technique that has been successful in detecting extrasolar planetary systems with multiple planets by observing the gravitational effects these planets have on their parent stars.

Astronomers Have Used Radial Velocity Monitoring to Discover