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    Is the Earth expanding?

    Question #46150. Asked by inchoate. (Apr 07 04 5:32 AM)


    sequoianoir

    		Well it is definitely getting "fatter".

    Cosmic dust particles (microscopic meteorites) are constantly landing on the Earth.

    It is estimated that the accretion of the mass of the Earth is over 100 tons per day and could be 60,000 tons every year.

    Apr 07 04, 6:55 AM
    colesakick

    		Yes, at about 1.65 mm/yr per GPS measurements.

    http://ray.tomes.biz/expand.html

    Apr 16 06, 1:47 PM

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