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vasopressin334 t1_ja0dqt3 wrote

Yes, in fact about a hundred tons of atmosphere are lost to space every day, mostly on the trailing side as earth moves through space. https://www.sciencealert.com/earth-loses-hundreds-of-tons-atmosphere-to-space-every-day/amp

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Blissful_Altruism t1_ja0fp3o wrote

This is one of those things that sounds concerning until you remember it’s been happening for billions of years so clearly it’s not an issue

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