What force holds the atmosphere in place as Earth travels through space?

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Geoearth
Dec 4, 2015

Gravity!

Explanation:

As planets move through space it is their gravity that keeps their atmospheres held in place. But in the unfortunate case of Mercury it is so close to the sun that its atmosphere is simply blasted away!

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