justin107d t1_itdiw3r wrote
Reply to comment by Spacemanspalds in Next month, Japanese company iSpace will become the first private company to deliver a lunar lander and commercial payload to the moon's surface. Two more private companies aim to follow them in 2023. Is this the start of a lunar economy? by lughnasadh
If the earth increases in mass enough would the earth move away from the sun and cool the planet?
Spacemanspalds t1_itds6y0 wrote
I would think so(i dont know. But idk if the new orbit would be elliptical or if we would spiral out due to such a change.
mdog73 t1_itfvlmm wrote
We gain many 1000's of tons of mass a year as it is.
VikKarabin t1_itiypm9 wrote
what's that, dust?..
mdog73 t1_itjhn2n wrote
yeah, anything falling to earth, not just dust but stuff that burns up in the atmosphere. That same amount of mass is still added to earth.
VikKarabin t1_itlbmg5 wrote
wow I googled it, it says 40000 tons a year. Thanks!
I felt it was maybe a ton or two.
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