Why do astronomers believe chondrite meteorites are about 4.6 billion years old-formed when the Solar system formed?

A. There is no other reasonable time period in the solar system's history when any meteoroids could have formed.
B. Radioactive dating can be used to determine their age.
C. Their chemical composition suggests they are pieces broken off Mars, which is believed to have formed at that time.
D. The chemicals they are made of were only common at the formation of the solar system.


Answer: B

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