What is considered to be the most MOST likely origin of the comets in the Oort cloud?
A) The comets in the Oort cloud formed in the Oort cloud more or less where we see them today.
B) The comets in the Oort cloud formed in interstellar clouds and were captured by the Sun.
C) The comets in the Oort cloud formed near the orbits of Uranus and Neptune and were flung outward by the gravitational influence of these two planets.
D) The comets in the Oort cloud formed near the orbit of Jupiter and were flung outward by Jupiter''s immense gravitational pull.
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