What Are the Relative Ages of the Heavily Cratered Southern

question 49

Multiple Choice

What are the relative ages of the heavily cratered Southern highlands and the smooth Northern plains of Mars?

• A) the highlands and the plains are the same age
• B) it is impossible to tell unless we know the specific geological processes that occurred in each hemisphere
• C) the plains are older than the highlands
• D) the highlands are older than the plains

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