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Why is radioactive dating able to be used with such
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We have rocks from the Moon (brought back), meteorites, and rocks that we know came from Mars. We can then use radioactive age dating in order to date the ages of the surfaces (when the rocks first formed, i.e. when the lava cooled and crystallized). We also have meteorites from asteroids and can date them, too.

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