Which of the following statements regarding asteroids is false?
A) Ceres,Pallas and Vesta are the three largest asteroids.
B) The orbital path of Trojan asteroids pass near the Earth but cross the orbital path of Mars.
C) Double-impact sites may be the result of an asteroid and its moon colliding with another celestial body.
D) Some asteroids are multiple bodies bound together by gravitational attraction.
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