haladura t1_ispyda4 wrote on October 17, 2022 at 8:48 PM

Reply to comment by StoryAndAHalf in TIL 5,200 tons of space dust falls on Earth every year by StoryAndAHalf

The real MVP!! As soon as I read the headline, I had to wonder how much Earth loses each year. Net gain? Net loss?

According to Universe Today:

"The Earth’s mass is 5.9736 x 1024 kg. That’s a big number, so let’s write it out in full: 5,973,600,000,000,000,000,000,000 kg. You could also say the Earth’s mass is 5.9 sextillion tonnes."

So this is a tiny tiny fraction of the total.

youngmindoldbody t1_isqn3uc wrote on October 17, 2022 at 11:50 PM

All those leaves falling, year after year..

Ameisen t1_isu0dr0 wrote on October 18, 2022 at 6:16 PM

Net loss. ~100,000 tons lost (atmospheric escape), 45,000 tons gained.

MadeItMatter t1_istwjmy wrote on October 18, 2022 at 5:51 PM

The Earth gains 500k new humans, and looses 300k, for a net gain of 200k Humans every 24hours, Is the Earth getting Heavier Every Moment?, in basically all the same geographic regions?_Including moving more concrete to those places, concentrating the effect, also, more humans,buildings vehicles and cargo all congeal to that same space! Think that might effect fault lines?! Just a thought? 🌐

Ameisen t1_isu07bx wrote on October 18, 2022 at 6:15 PM

No. Earth does not gain mass when humans increase in number.