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Old 18-01-2011, 11:19 PM
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Originally Posted by ballaratdragons View Post
Of course the Earth is expanding. Its mass is growing.

Just look how many millions on tons of space dust and meteorites land on it every day!

How much do we send back out there, never to return? A few tons a year in the form of satellites, space junk etc. That wouldn't decrease Earths mass by much

Sounds like its getting bigger to me

Sorry Alex
Ken, Not to spoil a good yarn but the Earth receives an estimated 121 Tons per Day, 40.000 Tons of space Dust per year
No Millions involved unless you convert the amount to to Kilograms or even Grams
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