So far, beyond the solar system, the extrasolar planets found have been mostly
A) terrestrials with very elongated, distant orbits like comets.
B) large jovians orbiting solar- type stars about where our jovians are found.
C) large jovians very close to their star.
D) brown dwarfs much more massive than Jupiter.
E) terrestrials very close to their star, and transiting its disk.

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Most of the extrasolar planets discovered so far are large jovians very close to their star. This is largely due to the detection methods used, such as the radial velocity method and the transit method, which are more sensitive to large planets in close orbits.

So Far, Beyond the Solar System, the Extrasolar Planets Found