Your weird cousin, who is really into astronomy, decides that the return address he uses on his letters is incomplete! To his city, state, and country, he begins to add: "North America, Earth, Solar System..." If he now wants to include the name of the Galaxy's spiral-structure feature in which the Earth is located, how should his address end?

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The Earth is located in the Orion Spur, which is a smaller arm (or spur) located between the larger Sagittarius and Perseus arms of the Milky Way galaxy.

Your Weird Cousin, Who Is Really into Astronomy, Decides That