If We Characterize the Age of a Planetary Surface by the Age

question 472

Multiple Choice

If we characterize the age of a planetary surface by the age of the oldest feature that has been dated there,then the ages of the surfaces,from youngest to oldest,are:

• A) Venus, Earth, and the Moon.
• B) Earth, Venus, and the Moon.
• C) Earth, the Moon, and Venus.
• D) Venus, the Moon, and Earth.

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