Multiple Choice
Why do lunar scientists think the surface of the Moon was once a magma ocean?
A) The surface of the Moon is entirely volcanic.
B) Early lunar craters show a morphology suggesting impact with a liquid.
C) The lunar highlands contain large amounts of the rock anorthosite, which is the light material that "floated" on the top of the magma ocean.
D) None of these is correct.
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