The Sun's location in the Milky Way Galaxy is

A) near the galactic center.
B) in the galactic disk, roughly halfway between the center and the outer edge of the disk.
C) in the halo of the galaxy, about 27,000 light-years above the galactic disk.
D) at the outer edge of the galactic disk.


B) in the galactic disk, roughly halfway between the center and the outer edge of the disk.

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