📅 2023 MIT Science Bowl High School Invitational🎓 HS🔄 Round 12#️⃣ Question 17 TOSS UP📝 Multiple Choice
Which of the following situations is most likely the cause of the asymmetrical distribution of maria on Earth's moon?
W) The moon's mantle was pulled closer to earth than the lighter crust which was subject to centrifugal force, leading to thinner crust on the near side of the moon.
X) The moon cooled faster than the earth whose heat emission caused preferential crystallization of lunar material on the far side of the moon.
Y) Tidal heating from the earth's gravitational pull preferentially melted mantle material on its near side.
Z) The moon was hit by a single large asteroid on its far side which caused massive flood basalt eruptions in its near side.
✔️Answer:X) The moon cooled faster than the earth whose heat emission caused preferential crystallization of lunar material on the far side of the moon.
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