What do we know about the geometry of the "dark matter" distribution in the vicinity of the Milky Way Galaxy?
A) The dark matter appears to be a lens-shaped disk like the Galaxy's disk of visible stars, only larger.
B) The dark matter appears to be a spherical halo.
C) Dark matter, including that near the Milky Way Galaxy, appears to be part of a uniform density distribution that fills all space.
D) The geometry of the dark matter distribution, like its constituents, is totally unknown at the present time.
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