Mercury,unlike the Moon,has Extensive Plains Between Craters

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Multiple Choice

Mercury,unlike the Moon,has extensive plains between craters.The reason is thought to be that:

• A) the plains on Mercury are older than the maria on the Moon. Thus, more time has elapsed during which cratering has erased evidence of earlier maria on Mercury.
• B) older craters have been worn down and obliterated by the solar wind.
• C) because of its large iron core, Mercury has a thinner mantle and therefore has fewer craters produced by volcanoes.
• D) Mercury is closer to the Sun and did not receive as many crater-forming impacts as the Moon.

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