Which of the following best describes how the Earth's Moon formed?
A) The Earth and Moon formed at the same time.
B) Early in the history of our Solar System,an asteroid was captured by the Earth's gravity and became the Moon.
C) Early in the history of our Solar System,a protoplanet collided with the Earth,sending debris into orbit that coalesced to form the Moon.
D) Early in the history of our Solar System,a group of comets was captured by the Earth's gravity and coalesced to form the Moon.
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