Submitted by fixingshitiswhatido t3_10zvsqj in askscience
rootofallworlds t1_j8avowq wrote
The “atmosphere” of the moon is a surface boundary exosphere. This means molecules are ejected from the surface (by various processes), fly on a ballistic arc, then hit the surface again with almost no chance of encountering another molecule on the way.
Without interaction between molecules, the atmosphere does not behave as a fluid and cannot form winds.
Any object with enough gravity that ejected molecules have a decent chance of falling back, but no denser atmosphere, will form a surface boundary exosphere.
fixingshitiswhatido OP t1_j8eu8lx wrote
Thanks, I thought this might be case. But just could rule out a small boundary layer that moves very very slightly. We'll explained my good man
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