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-- the object's weight

-- the atmospheric pressure on it

-- the temperature around it

-- the intensity of solar radiation on it

-- its distance from the nearest McDonald's

the force of gravity on the surface of the moon is about 1/6th the gravity on the surface of the earth so an object on the moon would weigh about 1/6th what it weighs on earth. The moon´s gravitational field is not strong enough to hold an atmosphere. As the atmosphere in part acts as a heatsink the temperature difference between day and night on the moon is far larger than on the earth.

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