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VikKarabin t1_itiypm9 wrote

Reply to comment by mdog73 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

what's that, dust?..

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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.

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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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