Which of the following is true about a comet that is on an elliptical orbit around the Sun?
A) The comet's speed is greatest when it is farthest from the Sun.
B) The comet's speed is greatest when it is nearest the Sun.
C) This comet's speed is zero.
D) The comet's speed is constant because its mass and the Sun's mass stay approximately the same.
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