Greatest elongation in a planetary orbit occurs when the angle between:
A) Sun-planet and Earth-planet lines is 90°.
B) Earth-planet and Sun-planet lines is at maximum.
C) Sun-Earth and planet-Earth lines is 90°.
D) Sun-Earth and Sun-planet lines is 90°.
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