Which statement is NOT true about asteroids and the asteroid belt?
A) The total number of asteroids is between 10,000 and 12,000.
B) All of the asteroids together would make a mass much less than the mass of the Moon.
C) Some asteroids have their own moons.
D) The gravitational influence of Jupiter helps prevent the asteroids from coalescing into a larger body.
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