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Because the atmosphere on the moon is very thin. On earth, the light refracts back down to earth, extending the sunrise and sunset. On the moon, the light has nothing in the atmosphere to bounce off of.

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Sunrise and sunset are abrupt on the surface of the Moon because the Moon does not have an atmosphere like Earth's to scatter sunlight. This means that when the Sun is below the horizon, there is no gradual fading or elongation of the light as there is on Earth. Instead, it's like a quick switch from light to dark.

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