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How might a lower gravity planet sustain a warm, earth-like atmosphere?
Generally, you want to keep your infrared optical depth high in the lower atmosphere, you do this with greenhouse gases, like $\rm H_2O$, $\rm CO_2$, $\rm CH_4$, or many other asymmetric molecules.
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