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Because it does not have enough gravity to "hold" onto an atmosphere.

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The moon has a very thin atmosphere because its gravity is much weaker than Earth's, which makes it unable to hold on to gases. The lack of a magnetic field also contributes to the moon's inability to retain a substantial atmosphere, as solar winds have stripped much of its gas away over time.

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There is no gravity air and what on the moon?

The Moon does have gravity! It is weak (just 1/6th of the Earth's) so the Moon has very little atmosphere.


How did the moon get to the atmosphere?

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Which planet had little or no atmosphere?

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