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How can worlds like triton and pluto have atmospheres when a larger world such as ganymede has none?
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How can worlds like triton and pluto have atmospheres when a larger world such as ganymede has none?

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They are farther from the sun, hence colder, hence they can hold onto gases, warmer environments can't.
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