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The Moon's Atmosphere Comes from Space Weathering


How do you get an atmosphere at a world that doesn't have one and can't keep one? If it's the Moon, you simply bombard it for millions of years with tiny meteorites. Also, let it sit in the solar wind and see what happens.

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