What do meteorites reveal about the solar system?
A) They reveal that the age of the solar system is approximately 4.6 billion years.
B) Nothing, because they come from other star systems.
C) They reveal that the early solar system consisted mostly of hydrogen and helium gas.
D) They reveal that meteorites are much older than the comets and planets.
E) They reveal that the solar system once contained 10 planets.
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