All the following statements are true. Which one follows directly from Kepler's third law?

A) Venus takes longer to rotate than it does to orbit the Sun.
B) Venus has a thicker atmosphere than Mercury.
C) Venus orbits the Sun at a slower average speed than Mercury.
D) Venus is more massive than Mercury.


C

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