How Do the Atmospheres of the Moon and Mercury Compare

question 75

Multiple Choice

How do the atmospheres of the Moon and Mercury compare?

• A)Mercury's is much denser, like Venus, with much carbon dioxide.
• B)They are about equal, each only 1% as dense as ours.
• C)The cooler Moon retains a thicker nitrogen atmosphere.
• D)As no spacecraft has yet landed there, no information exists about Mercury's atmosphere.
• E)Neither body has a permanent true atmosphere.

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