Giant molecular clouds of H2 and CO gas are found in which regions of our galaxy?
A) They appear to be uniformly spread throughout the galaxy, both in the spiral arms and above and below them.
B) They appear above and below the plane of the spiral arms, over the galactic poles.
C) They are found at the center of the galaxy.
D) They appear along the spiral arms.
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