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In-suit detectors? Aren't that in-situ detectors you think? --85.82.179.226 (talk) 18:14, 30 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, they are in situ detectors, not in suit detectors. The reference cited tells us this. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.202.27.30 (talk) 14:21, 5 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

In the body of the "Composition" I added a relevant source of info regarding the status and verification of the Moon's atmosphere, cited from Nasa. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 169.139.19.171 (talk) 20:11, 9 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

composition section[edit]

The first paragraph of the composition section is copied word-for-word from the source. Bubba73 ^{You talkin' to me?} 13:47, 10 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

@Bubba73: As noted below, I have removed the text because it is, as you say, copied straight from the NASA source. I think such violations, which are as blatant as this one, should always be removed as soon as they are spotted as they damage the standing of Wikipedia. — Amakuru (talk) 11:01, 15 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Apologies, I have since discovered that this material is public domain because all NASA material is released as such. I have reinstated the material. Thanks — Amakuru (talk) 13:32, 15 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Should the vary large numbers here be expressed in scientific notation? Justin Custer (talk) 12:49, 21 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I found this other material ([1], [2]), but the data is in particles/cm³ instead of atoms/cm³ as it is in the current Wikipedia article. The amount of Hydrogen is highly divergent. --Arthurfragoso (talk) 07:07, 29 June 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Copyright problem removed[edit]

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Apologies, I have since discovered that this material is public domain because all NASA material is released as such. I have reinstated the material. Thanks — Amakuru (talk) 13:32, 15 January 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Template not needed[edit]

On the 15th of January a how template was added behind a statement in the lead section that the atmosphere "requires constant replenishment". One finds the information in the body of the text in the next section labeled ==Sources==. So the how template is not needed and should be removed. - Fartherred (talk) 22:55, 11 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

The removal of the unneeded template has been accomplished by User:Amaurea on the 16th of February. - Fartherred (talk) 17:19, 18 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Verification needed[edit]

I question the verifiability of the following statement: "The solar wind and outgassing are not primary sources of the Earth's atmosphere, or of any stable atmosphere." This statement was added at 11:33 on the 6th of September 2013 with the edit summary being: "reorganized". It could be just the supposition of an editor. If someone can verify the statement, please do. - Fartherred (talk) 01:38, 23 February 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Contamination from rocket exhaust[edit]

I seem to remember hearing that the Apollo landings temporarily but significantly changed the composition of the Moon's atmosphere due to rocket exhaust? -- Beland (talk) 01:28, 5 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Wiki Education assignment: SPAC 5313 - Planetary Atmospheres[edit]

This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 18 January 2022 and 9 May 2022. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Jaciskow (article contribs).