The most popular theory for the origin of the Moon today is___________ .
A) the Moon was formed when Mars and a comparable size planet collided, and the Moon was ejected toward Earth and captured
B) the early Earth and a planet the size of Mars collided, and the ejected material coalesced to form Earth's Moon
C) the Moon and Earth coalesced from an eddy in the solar nebular, forming a binary planet system
D) Earth captured a small planet, which is our moon
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