How come the moon doesn’t pull away earth’s atmosphere

Question

If the moon is able to cause rising tides with its gravity, how come it cannot do the same with the atmosphere? Wouldn’t this cause the atmosphere to leak significantly?

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Answer 1

Also gravity is a two-way MUTUAL force. To be very strongly affected by the massive moon you also need to be very massive. The atmosphere is 1/270th the mass of the ocean. See also: you can jump up and down just fine, but the huge moon is stuck in orbit.