Could We Create A Livable Atmosphere On The Moon?
Until recently, scientists thought the moon had no atmosphere, but it actually does! What's it made of and can it be made to support life? How the Lunar Module ...
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We’re kinda destroying our lovely Earth, so can’t we just go to the Moon? TERRAFORM! Yeah, that’s probably not the best option… Hey guys! Moon-loving Amy with you on DNews today! We got a great question on Twitter from @atul05kumar. He asked why our Moon doesn't have an atmosphere and what would happen if we created one? When we think of a body having an atmosphere, we typically think of one like Earth’s: a nice, cozy envelope of life-giving gases at pressure that keeps us alive and well. To keep an atmosphere like that, or any atmosphere, a planet needs a few things. It needs to be big enough to have enough gravity to hold on to that atmosphere, and some kind of protection from the solar wind so it doesn’t get completely eroded away. Mars is a great example. The pla...
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We’re kinda destroying our lovely Earth, so can’t we just go to the Moon? TERRAFORM! Yeah, that’s probably not the best option… Hey guys! Moon-loving Amy with you on DNews today! We got a great question on Twitter from @atul05kumar. He asked why our Moon doesn't have an atmosphere and what would happen if we created one? When we think of a body having an atmosphere, we typically think of one like Earth’s: a nice, cozy envelope of life-giving gases at pressure that keeps us alive and well. To keep an atmosphere like that, or any atmosphere, a planet needs a few things. It needs to be big enough to have enough gravity to hold on to that atmosphere, and some kind of protection from the solar wind so it doesn’t get completely eroded away. Mars is a great example. The pla...
