Most of the craters on the Moon were formed by:
A) slumping of the surface following the outflow of lava from below the region.
B) bombardment by interplanetary meteoritic material.
C) wind and water erosion of mountains and hills in the distant past.
D) volcanic action; the craters are the old calderas of volcanoes.
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