By the "solar nebula" astronomers mean ...
A) the nearest galaxy to our sun.
B) the nearest star to our sun.
C) the disk of dust and gas from which our sun and planets were formed.
D) the disk of dust and gas from which our whole galaxy was formed.
E) a cloud of particles mostly found between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.

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The "solar nebula" refers to the disk of dust and gas that surrounded the early Sun and from which the planets, moons, and other bodies in our solar system formed.

By the "Solar Nebula" Astronomers Mean