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If we took material like rock from space and got it back to Earth enough times, would Earth grow as a planet? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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As the title says. I'm actually thinking about this hard with my friends because everything that's produced on Earth stays on Earth so it doesn't change size, but what if it's not from Earth but it stays on Earth?

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Not sure what "grow" means here exactly. But yes, the earth's mass will increase.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I mean would Earth get bigger in size as a planet.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 6 months ago (1 children)

You would need massive amounts of material, but yes, it is possible.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 months ago

You need any nonzero amount of material