The lack of potassium in lunar rocks supported the impact hypothesis because:
A) potassium is rare on asteroids.
B) it indicates the rocks were once at very high temperature.
C) potassium only exists in Earth's core.
D) any pre-existing potassium on the moon would have decayed during impact.
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