Which of the following statements about globular clusters is false?
A) Globular clusters contain many thousands of stars.
B) Globular cluster stars are more than 12 billion years old.
C) Globular cluster ages increase with distance from the Milky Way.
D) Globular clusters are distributed spherically around the Milky Way.
E) Globular cluster stars are very metal-poor relative to the Sun.
C
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