Why doesn't the Moon have an atmosphere?
A) It had very few volcanoes and the gravity is too weak to hold a substantial atmosphere.
B) The blasts that formed the craters blew it away.
C) The Moon's atmosphere was drawn away from it by Earth's stronger gravitational force.
D) The solar wind evaporated the Moon's atmosphere.

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The Moon's gravity is too weak to retain a substantial atmosphere, and it lacks significant volcanic activity to replenish any atmosphere that might have been lost.

Why Doesn't the Moon Have an Atmosphere