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The “Potsdam Gravity Potato” Shows Variations in Earth’s Gravity

29 Nov , 2014 by Matt Williams

People tend to think of gravity here on Earth as a uniform and consistent thing. Stand anywhere on the globe, at any time of year, and you’ll feel the same downward pull of a single G. But in fact, Earth’s gravitational field is subject to variations that occur over time. This is due to a […]

EIGEN-6C, esa, German Research Center for Geophysics, GFZ, GOCE, GRACE, gravity field model, Helmholtz's Center, LAGEOS, Satellites

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