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If the moon still had a magnetic field for how long would it have been possible to keep an atmosphere?

Let's assume the Moon had a considerable magnetic field to prevent the atmosphereatmospheric dispersion caused by solar wind. Given the low gravity of the Moon, how many years would pass before all the gases (of an Earth like atmosphere) would escape its body? Would its gravity be sufficient to trap heavier gases like CO2CO2?

If the moon still had a magnetic field how long would have been possible to keep an atmosphere?

Let's assume the Moon had a considerable magnetic field to prevent the atmosphere dispersion caused by solar wind. Given the low gravity of the Moon, how many years would pass before all the gases (of an Earth like atmosphere) would escape its body? Would its gravity be sufficient to trap heavier gases like CO2?

If the moon still had a magnetic field for how long would it have been possible to keep an atmosphere?

Let's assume the Moon had a considerable magnetic field to prevent atmospheric dispersion caused by solar wind. Given the low gravity of the Moon, how many years would pass before all the gases (of an Earth like atmosphere) would escape its body? Would its gravity be sufficient to trap heavier gases like CO2?

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If the moon still had a magnetic field could ithow long would have been enoughpossible to keep an atmosphere?

Let's assume the Moon had a considerable magnetic field to prevent the atmosphere dispersion caused by solar wind. Given the low gravity of the Moon, how long can it hold a breathable atmosphere if somehow it had a global magnetic field comparable in strength withmany years would pass before all the one we have ongases (of an Earth. like atmosphere) would escape its body? Would its gravity be sufficient to trap heavier gases like CO2?

If the moon still had a magnetic field could it have been enough to keep an atmosphere?

Given the low gravity of the Moon, how long can it hold a breathable atmosphere if somehow it had a global magnetic field comparable in strength with the one we have on Earth.

If the moon still had a magnetic field how long would have been possible to keep an atmosphere?

Let's assume the Moon had a considerable magnetic field to prevent the atmosphere dispersion caused by solar wind. Given the low gravity of the Moon, how many years would pass before all the gases (of an Earth like atmosphere) would escape its body? Would its gravity be sufficient to trap heavier gases like CO2?

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If the moon still had a magnetic field could it have been enough to keep an atmosphere?

Given the low gravity of the Moon, how long can it hold a breathable atmosphere if somehow it had a global magnetic field comparable in strength with the one we have on Earth.