Which of the following statements about the Milky Way Galaxy is not true?
A) It contains between 100 billion and 1 trillion stars.
B) Our solar system is located very close to the center of the Milky Way Galaxy.
C) The galaxy is about 100,000 light-years in diameter.
D) One rotation of the galaxy takes about 200 million years.

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Our solar system is actually located in one of the spiral arms of the Milky Way Galaxy, about 25,000 light-years away from the center.

Which of the Following Statements About the Milky Way Galaxy