The plants Mars and Venus do not have any moons. Which of the following explanation for this ?

both Mars and Venus have small mean radii

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both Mars and Venus have small mass

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both Mars and Venus are closer to Sun

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both Mars and Venus do not have water on them to attract moons

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The correct option is C both Mars and Venus are closer to Sun
This is because Venus is too close to sun and in this case moon would have unstable orbit and would be captured by moon

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