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Oxygen on planets

Author:      virginia mcbee
Do all planets have oxygen?  

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Author:      jlu
Well, probably somewhere in the planet, yes.  But if you mean, do they all
have breathable atmospheres, no.  Only Earth has breathable oxygen.  



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