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Hadn’t occurred to me before but this article made me curious. Every time that an object leaves our planet’s atmosphere we (apparently) minutely change the ear
by dforrestwilson 8y ago
Hadn’t occurred to me before but this article made me curious.
Every time that an object leaves our planet’s atmosphere we (apparently) minutely change the earth’s orbit.
https://space.stackexchange.com/questions/26733/does-launching-a-device-into-orbit-change-earths-orbit https://space.stackexchange.com/questions/26733/does-launchi...
- astrodust 8y agoEvery time you fart you minutely change the Earth's orbit.
- ravar 8y agoNo actually. The mass doesn't leave the earth.
- TeMPOraL 8y agoThe mass leaving the surface and entering orbit around Earth doesn't change the location of the pair's center of mass.
- astrodust 8y agoIf it affects rotation, which it will to an immeasurable degree, it'll affect the orbit, though I doubt by less than an amount we could ever measure or simulate.