The ages of stony meteorites have been measured to be roughly equal to:
A) the time since the last Ice Age on Earth
B) the oldest ages we have measured for any bodies in the solar system
C) the time since the great impact that killed the dinosaurs
D) the time that has passed since the death of Julius Ceasar
E) you can't fool me, we have no way of measuring the ages of stony meteorites
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