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Cetun t1_issxhgv wrote

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

On the scale of the entire Earth that actually doesn't seem like very much dust at all especially considering that's spread out throughout the entire world and the amount of space the Earth flies through. Considering every year over 6,000 meteors reach the ground, and the inner solar system is probably still filled with dust from extra planetary collisions and solar winds, you would think that number would be higher.

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FreneticPlatypus t1_isszl6m wrote

Honestly for me, masses and distances and numbers that big are beyond comprehension. The article could give any number and I probably wouldn’t argue it.

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