Which property of a moon might lead you to hypothesize it was a captured asteroid?
A) It is tidally locked.
B) Its orbital axis is tilted by 10° compared to the planet's rotational axis.
C) It rotates clockwise around the planet when viewed from the planet's north pole.
D) Its surface is very smooth and lacks craters.

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Captured asteroids can have retrograde orbits, meaning they move in the opposite direction to the planet's rotation, which is what choice C describes. Other choices do not specifically indicate a moon being a captured asteroid.

Which Property of a Moon Might Lead You to Hypothesize