The size of the largest asteroid,Ceres,compared with the largest mare or impact basin on the Moon,Mare Imbrium,is:
A) not comparable because all asteroids are very small objects (1 km diameter) , whereas most maria are large (100-1000 km diameter) .
B) much smaller, only about 1/3 the size.
C) very similar, about 1000 km across.
D) much larger, by a factor of more than 2.
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