The nucleus of Comet Tempel 1 has been described as a "rubble pile,",a loose accumulation of material held together by gravity.In this,it is similar to:
A) Charon, the satellite of Pluto.
B) Miranda, the satellite of Uranus.
C) the dwarf planet Ceres.
D) Vesta, a large asteroid.
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