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What would happen if we released a helium balloon from the Moon's surface?
Robert Walker
, Interested in the Moon. Especially interesting now with prob. ice at poles, possibly city sized lave tubes ...
Answered Apr 28, 2014
The moon has a very thin atmosphere, made of some heavy gases. But it's roughly equivalent to the atmosphere at the levels of the ISS - probably too thin for even a very lightweight balloon to float
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Robert Walker
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