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Fallacy_Spotted t1_isqvey1 wrote

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

Several hundred tons < 5200 tons of dust. While the Earth does lose a lot of mass from solar erosion it will still gain more from dust each year.

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PA2SK t1_isr46dn wrote

The earth loses around 90 tons of atmosphere per day. That's about 32,850 tons per year. Overall the earth is shrinking.

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BigBeard77 t1_isr3n8s wrote

Several hundred tons (of oxygen) a day > 5200 tons of dust each year

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A_Vandalay t1_isrb7u5 wrote

Most of the gas lost to space is hydrogen and helium. Due to its lower molar mass it is much easier for these molecules to reach escape velocity.

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