On Fri, 12 Aug 2005 16:06:46 -0500, cuhulin wrote:

At least three tons or much more of Space dust (including Meteorites once
in a while too) drift into our Atmosphere and down on to the surface of
Earth and on/in the water,Oceans,Seas,Lakes,Rivers,Ponds,on top our roof
tops,everywhere,every day,every year.Earth is gradually getting larger
every day.
cuhulin

That is good to know. I always wondered why ancient cities had to be dug
out of the ground. Why shouldn't they be above ground the way they were a
couple of thousand years ago?

This explains it nicely.