A Few of the Largest Asteroids Appear to Be Spherical

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Multiple Choice

A few of the largest asteroids appear to be spherical.How do you think they got this way?

• A) The visible outer atmospheres of these large asteroids are spherical, even though the underlying surfaces are irregular.
• B) The largest asteroids solidified from spherical gas clouds in their early history and retained this shape.
• C) Repeated collisions with other asteroids have worn the largest asteroids down to spheres.
• D) Self-gravity was sufficient to pull the largest asteroids into a spherical shape during their early history.

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