Astronauts deployed a solar wind measuring experiment on the Moon because

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The experiment would not work if deployed at Earth's surface due to the protective aspects of Earth's atmosphere, so it was deployed on the Moon where there is no such protection. The other options are incorrect, as the lunar surface is not protected by an atmosphere (A), there is electromagnetic energy arriving on the Moon (B), and there is solar wind arriving on the lunar surface (D).

Astronauts Deployed a Solar Wind Measuring Experiment on the Moon