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The body that struck the early earth to form the moon was one to three times the size of:

ACeres
BVenus
CMars
DPluto
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Mars
1. It hit shortly after the earth formed. 2. It was one to three times the size of Mars. 3. The debris became the moon. _Source: NCERT Class 11 Fundamentals of Physical Geography, Chapter 2, The Origin and Evolution of the Earth._
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