Relatively few impact craters have been discovered on Earth because ________.

A. weathering, erosion, and tectonic processes mask them
B. the gravitational field is too weak
C. most rocks are too resistant to crater
D. bolides are very rare in this region of space
E. Jupiter is so large it deflects them away from Earth


Answer: A

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