MIT: Scientists Pin Down the Origins of the Moon's Tenuous Atmosphere
August 02, 2024
August 02, 2024
CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 2 (TNSres) -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news:
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The barely-there lunar atmosphere is likely the product of meteorite impacts over billions of years, a new study finds.
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By Jennifer Chu, MIT News
While the moon lacks any breathable air, it does host a barely-there atmosphere. Since the 1980s, astronomers have observed a very thin layer of atoms bouncing ove . . .
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The barely-there lunar atmosphere is likely the product of meteorite impacts over billions of years, a new study finds.
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By Jennifer Chu, MIT News
While the moon lacks any breathable air, it does host a barely-there atmosphere. Since the 1980s, astronomers have observed a very thin layer of atoms bouncing ove . . .