The moon's gravity is 1/6 that of Earths, and there is no water to create a vapor barrier held by gravity to the surface. Hence, no atmosphere which is the gases and water vapor that make an "atmosphere" in the sense the word is being used here. Our atmosphere is all the oxygen,nitrogen, etc and water vapor being held to about a 60+ mile surface altitude above our planet - by gravity / rotational centrifugal forces. Very simple and not entirely complete explanation, but it is what the moon doesn't do.
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Unbelievable. Are you a scientist? Very interesting info.
LOL no, but the moon is not exactly news...
Yeah that is true. Where are you from?
Originally just outside Washington DC in northern Va. Now, I've lived in 6 states and landed in North Carolina.
Why?
Just curious....No way I lived in DC for three years. Well, in Bethesda as my dad was seconded there for his job, from South Africa. I was so luck, went to this really good private school called St. Albans for 6th and 7th grade. 5th grade was in Woodacres Elementary in Bethesda. Made real good friends there, was a bit sad when I had to move to private school.
I'm from the other side, Northern Virginia. Vienna to be specific. I know the places you are talking about, but I haven't been back since I moved away in 1998, except for a funeral in 2002, and a visit in 2013 to housesit for some friends for a couple weeks. It remains a small planet!
Why did you move away?