Giant molecular clouds, which are major sites of star formation, can be up to about
A) 10 times the size of the solar system and contain 2 to 3 solar masses of material.
B) 10 pc across and contain a few thousand solar masses of material.
C) 100 pc across and contain 2 million solar masses of material.
D) 1000 pc across and contain 100 million solar masses of material.
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