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Do asteriods have atmospheres

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Anonymous

13y ago
Updated: 8/17/2019

Usually not - they would have too little mass to keep an atmosphere. However, it is conceivable that an asteroid that has sufficient mass and is far enough from the Sun can keep an atmosphere. Some of the dwarf planets (Pluto, Ceres) have atmospheres, but these are not very significant, and tend to escape into outer space, due to the reduced gravitation.

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13y ago

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