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Earth's atmosphere is gradually escaping into space.
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CONTESTED PARTIAL
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Is it true that Earth's atmosphere is gradually escaping into space?
Partly. One source notes that a few molecules may escape Earth's atmosphere occasionally, while a NASA education page and a Q&A state that Earth's gravity holds the atmosphere and prevents it from drifting into space. Other items describe atmospheric escape only for Mars, Venus, or exoplanets, not Earth.
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Atmosphere. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atmosphere
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Why Does the Atmosphere Not Drift off Into Space? | NESDIS | National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information ServiceLock. (n.d.). nesdis.noaa.gov. https://www.nesdis.noaa.gov/about/k-12-education/atmosphere/why-does-the-atmosphere-not-drift-space
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LibreTexts: 5.01%3A The Habitable Zone. (n.d.). phys.libretexts.org. https://phys.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Astronomy__Cosmology/Astrobiology_(Fischer_Sheffield_Tan_and_Zhao)/05%3A_The_Search_for_Life_Beyond_Our_Solar_System/5.01%3A_The_Habitable_Zone
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Elevation of Atmosphere differ?. (n.d.). earthscience.stackexchange.com. https://earthscience.stackexchange.com/questions/9149
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