How did the lunar maria most likely originate?
A) The solar wind eroded very wide, shallow basins that filled with lunar dust.
B) Huge impact basins were nearly filled with basaltic lava flows.
C) Huge impact craters filled with frozen carbon dioxide and dark- colored silt and dust.
D) Massive, basaltic comets melted when they hit the lunar surface.
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