Multiple Choice
Consider the following hypothetical situation.A spacecraft lands on a moon of one of the planets.The moon has a smooth surface resembling that of the lunar maria.The rocks on the surface are found to be 4.5 billion years old.Why would such a finding be highly unusual?
A) Such rocks are far older than any found on the Earth's moon
B) If the surface is that old,it should be heavily cratered
C) The maria rocks on the Earth's moon are much older than 4.5 billion years
D) There should not be rocks on maria
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