Once the helium flash occurs at stage 10, the star stabilizes again on the horizontal branch of the H-R diagram, but now hundreds of times as bright as on the main sequence

Indicate whether the statement is true or false


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A) Both have nearly identical atmospheric compositions of nitrogen and oxygen. B) Both have features of erosion due to a liquid, except on Titan it is liquid methane and ethane rather than liquid water. C) Both have many active volcanoes erupting with molten rock, except the rock is higher density on Titan. D) The two worlds have very similar surface temperatures and surface compositions.

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