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[–] UnpledgedCatnapTipper@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

If I remember correctly, it's not a lack of gravity, it's a lack of a magnetic field, so solar winds strip away the atmosphere.

[–] jlow@beehaw.org 3 points 4 months ago

Yes, that sounds familiar!