What kind of orbit is traced by the Trojan asteroids as they move around the Sun?
A) elliptical orbits that carry them from outside Neptune''s orbit to inside the orbit of Jupiter
B) long, elliptical orbits that cross the orbit of the EarthEarth
C) circular orbits at Jupiter''s orbital distance, at angles of ±60° away from the planet
D) circular orbits at about 2.8 AU from the Sun, within the asteroid belt
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