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How many kilograms of dust fall from space onto Earth every day?

About 60,000

Background

Every day about 60,000 kilograms of cosmic dust fall onto Earth. Most of it is so tiny that you cannot even see it. A small part ends up in our hair and on the sofa. So a tiny bit of the dust in your home really comes from space.

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