What Evidence Exists That Some of the Asteroids Were Geologically

question 51

Multiple Choice

What evidence exists that some of the asteroids were geologically active?

• A) A few of the larger asteroids show small volcanic mountains.
• B) The moons of Mars,which are thought to be captured asteroids,show evidence of flooding by lava.
• C) The meteorites that are breccias could only have formed in a molten mantle.
• D) Spectroscopically,Vesta appears to have regions of small lava flows.
• E) Io is very geologically active with sulfur volcanoes.

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