One hypothesis suggested the explanation of the uniform age of the surface of Venus is that
A) Venus' surface is 4 billion years old and has not been affected by flooding or slow evolution.
B) Venus' surface is made of rocks that are much harder than Earth's and thus last longer.
C) Venus' surface periodically goes through a catastrophic melting of the entire surface.
D) Venus' clouds protect it from meteorites so that very few impacts occur to change its surface.
E) dust storms deposit large amounts of dust on the surface making it appear of uniform age.

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Venus' surface is thought to periodically undergo a catastrophic resurfacing event, which melts and renews the entire surface, giving it a uniform age.

One Hypothesis Suggested the Explanation of the Uniform Age of the Surface