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I was curious how much of this water we lose to space via evaporation. Looking around, apparently not much; only few molecules achieve escape velocity. But can'
by eh_why_not 2y ago
I was curious how much of this water we lose to space via evaporation. Looking around, apparently not much; only few molecules achieve escape velocity. But can't find a good calculation yet.
- dredmorbius 2y agoOver the life of Earth to date, about a quarter of its initial water bounty: <https://www.sciencenordic.com/chemistry-climate-denmark/the-earth-has-lost-a-quarter-of-its-water/1462713 https://www.sciencenordic.com/chemistry-climate-denmark/the-...>