Consider the following statement: "Rocky asteroids are found primarily in the asteroid belt and Kuiper belt while icy comets are found primarily in the Oort cloud." What's wrong with this statement?

A) Asteroids are not made of rock.
B) Comets are not icy.
C) The Kuiper belt contains icy comets, not rocky asteroids.
D) The Oort cloud has nothing to do with comets.
E) The statement is accurate as written.


C

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