Multiple Choice
Remnants of volcanic activity on the asteroid Vesta indicate that members of the asteroid belt
A) were once part of a single protoplanet that was shattered by collisions.
B) have all undergone significant chemical evolution since formation.
C) occasionally grow large enough to become differentiated and geologically active.
D) were once a part of a young Mars.
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