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Meteorite Bombardments Formed the Bulk of the Moon's Atmosphere

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Scientists analyzed moon rocks collected during the Apollo missions that ran from 1968 to 1972 .

They found that about 70 percent or more of the moon's atmosphere arose from meteorite impacts.

The scientists are looking forward to seeing samples from missions like Artemis that will bring soil samples from moon 's south pole.