Atmosphere of the Moon
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title:
Atmosphere of the Moon
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The atmosphere of the Moon is a very sparse layer of gases surrounding the Moon. For most practical purposes, the Moon is considered to be surrounded by vacuum. The elevated presence of atomic and molecular particles in its vicinity compared to interplanetary medium, referred to as "lunar atmosphere" for scientific objectives, is negligible in comparison with the gaseous envelopes surrounding Earth and most planets of the Solar System. The pressure of this small mass is around 3×10−15 atm (0.3 n
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Very scant presence of gases around the Moon
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atmosphere_of_the_Moon
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2024-04-11T16:17:53Z
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