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minus-square@subtextlink2•3 months agoEdit: seems I was wrong about the escape mechanism for helium, it seems the primary mechanism is polar wind escape. Also, hydrogen can also apparently escape from the Earth. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atmospheric_escape http://faculty.washington.edu/dcatling/Catling2009_SciAm.pdf
Edit: seems I was wrong about the escape mechanism for helium, it seems the primary mechanism is polar wind escape.
Also, hydrogen can also apparently escape from the Earth.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atmospheric_escape
http://faculty.washington.edu/dcatling/Catling2009_SciAm.pdf