The Vast Majority of Lunar Craters Were Caused by

question 281

Multiple Choice

The vast majority of lunar craters were caused by

• A) lunar quakes, under gravitational tidal disturbance from Earth.
• B) bombardment by objects of various sizes from space.
• C) the explosion of rocks under the thermal shock from alternating intense sunlight in daytime to the cold of space at night.
• D) volcanic eruptions from the Moon's interior.

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