What has been discovered in some meteorites that suggests that the formation of our Sun and solar system might have been triggered by a supernova explosion?
A) decay products of short-lived radioactive elements, which only could have been produced in intense nuclear reactions
B) super-pure iron, produced only in nuclear reactions
C) fusion crusts around most meteorites, indicating that they were heated intensely at some time in their history
D) amino acids, which can be produced only in very specific conditions
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