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Earth's oxygen leaking out into space due to its own magnetic field



 
 
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Old August 30th 08, 10:51 PM posted to sci.astro
Yousuf Khan
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080829 Earth’s leaky atmosphere
"ESA’s formation-flying Cluster satellites have discovered the physical
mechanism that is driving the constant leak of oxygen out of Earth’s
atmosphere and into space: the Earth’s own magnetic field."
http://astronomynow.com/080829earthsleakyatmosphere.htm
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Old September 2nd 08, 10:41 PM posted to sci.astro
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Default Earth's oxygen leaking out into space due to its own magneticfield

Dear Yousuf Khan:

On Aug 30, 2:51*pm, Yousuf Khan wrote:
080829 Earth’s leaky atmosphere
"ESA’s formation-flying Cluster satellites have
discovered the physical mechanism that is driving
the constant leak of oxygen out of Earth’s
atmosphere and into space: the Earth’s own
magnetic field."

http://astronomynow.com/080829earthsleakyatmosphere.htm

Oxygen arrives on the solar wind, I wonder how they infer the oxygen
they tracked sources from the Earth, or that the Earth is net losing
anything except hydrogen gas...

David A. Smith
 




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