WeighrooHow much space dust falls on Earth in a year?
5,732 tonsAbout 5,200 tonnes · Giant
About 5,700 tons (5,200 tonnes), by a 2021 study.
That's about 61,000 big red kangaroos at about 190 lb (85 kg) each.
✨5,732 tons
☁️a cumulus cloud
By weight: a year of space dust is about 10× heavier than a cumulus cloud.
Things about the same weight
- How much water goes over Niagara Falls each second?3,122 tons
- How much did a Saturn V rocket weigh?3,274 tons
- How much gold is mined in a year?3,968 tons
- How much does the US Capitol dome weigh?4,454 tons
- How much gold is in Fort Knox?5,051 tons
- How much does Starship weigh at launch?5,512 tons
- How much does the ATLAS detector at CERN weigh?7,716 tons
- How much does the Space Needle weigh?9,546 tons
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