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1. Mercury is close to the Sun. This gives any gas atoms, etc fairly high velocities, with only Mercury's fairly weak gravitational field to hold onto the gas.

2. Venus does have an atmosphere. It is much denser than Earth's atmosphere.

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Pluto and Mercury have a very small mass and so a weak gravitational field, too weak to hold enough gas to create an atmosphere.

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because its too far out there.

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Does Pluto have a think or a thin atmosphere?

Pluto has a very thin atmosphere.


What is life like on Pluto?

Pluto has a thin atmosphere, composed of nitrogen


What is Pluto moon nix atmosphere like?

Nix does not have an atmosphere.


What type of atmosphere does Pluto have?

Methane


What is the weather mostly like on Pluto?

Pluto is not a planet, it is a metior. It has no atmosphere, so it has no weather

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Does Pluto have a think or a thin atmosphere?

Pluto has a very thin atmosphere.


Why doesn't Pluto have an atmosphere?

Pluto absolutely has an atmosphere. Pluto's atmosphere is composed of 90 percent Nitrogen and 10 percent of the more complex substances such as methane.


Is Pluto a thin or thick atmosphere?

Pluto sometimes has a temporary thin atmosphere, but only during Pluto's Summer. Pluto entered Summer in 1989 and it will last until 2114.


Is Pluto's atmosphere thin?

Pluto's atmosphere is extremely thin, with (at most) 0.00032% of earth's atmospheric pressure.


Are there clouds around Pluto?

Pluto has no atmosphere, so no clouds.


Does Pluto have hurricanes?

No, Pluto does not have a substantial enough atmosphere for storms.


What is the atmosphere in Pluto?

Methane


What is the Pluto atmosphere?

Methane


What is the wind of Pluto?

First of all, we have not even observed an atmosphere on Pluto yet. It is theorized that Pluto has a very thin atmosphere, much too thin for wind.


Why is it cold on Pluto?

It is cold on Pluto because Pluto has almost no atmosphere and very little sunlight.


Are there any breating organisms on Pluto?

No, Pluto does not have an atmosphere for an organism to breathe.


Does Pluto have clouds at all?

no Pluto dose not have clouds because of the atmosphere .