How do the atmospheres of the Moon and Mercury compare?
A)Mercury's is much denser, like Venus, with much carbon dioxide.
B)They are about equal, each only 1% as dense as ours.
C)The cooler Moon retains a thicker nitrogen atmosphere.
D)As no spacecraft has yet landed there, no information exists about Mercury's atmosphere.
E)Neither body has a permanent true atmosphere.

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Both the Moon and Mercury have very thin atmospheres that are not considered true or permanent. Therefore, neither body has a significant atmosphere compared to the Earth. Neither body has a permanent true atmosphere.

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