Suppose you find a meteorite made almost entirely of metal. According to current science, which of the following statements must be true?

A) Your meteorite is a fragment from the core of a large asteroid that shattered in a collision.
B) Radiometric dating will show the age of your meteorite to date to the formation of our solar system.
C) Your meteorite was blasted off the surface of Mars by an impact.
D) Your meteorite is a fragment of an object from the Kuiper belt.


A) Your meteorite is a fragment from the core of a large asteroid that shattered in a collision.

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