What is the MOST probable heat source that produced extensive,maybe even total,melting of the Moon at an early stage in its history?
A) nuclear fusion reactions occurring in its core
B) intense sunlight from the early and very active Sun
C) tidal flexing and distortion caused by its motion around Earth
D) decay of radioactive elements within it and the impact energy of meteoritic bombardment
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