Meteor showers appear as if they are coming from one particular place in the sky because:
A) that is the direction in which the comet is coming toward us
B) that is the direction in which the comet is moving away from us
C) that is the direction toward which Earth is traveling
D) that is the direction Earth just passed
E) that is the location in the sky from which the meteors originate
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