All the following statements are true. Which one follows directly from Kepler's third law?
A) Venus is more massive than Mercury.
B) Venus orbits the Sun at a slower average speed than Mercury.
C) Venus is larger than Mercury.
D) Venus has a thicker atmosphere than Mercury.
B
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