If the ages of the Earth and the Moon are nearly identical, as believed, why are most rocks found on the Moon so much older than rocks found on Earth?
A) The Moon is older.
B) Age dating techniques are just too inaccurate to really know.
C) Unlike the Earth, the Moon has no atmosphere to weather rocks or plate tectonic activity to destroy rocks.
D) None of these.

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The Moon lacks an atmosphere and plate tectonics, which means its surface rocks are not subjected to weathering or recycling processes like those on Earth, allowing them to remain much older.

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