The gravity of Earth, denoted by g, is the net acceleration that is imparted to objects due to the combined effect of gravitation (from mass distribution...
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the Earth is due to the combined effects of gravity and centrifugal acceleration from the rotation of the Earth (but the latter is small enough to be negligible...
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determines the motion of planets, stars, galaxies, and even light. On Earth, gravity gives weight to physical objects, and the Moon's gravity is responsible...
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given to an object with a mass m when it is raised against the force of gravity of Earth (g, 9.8 m/s²) into a height difference h. In a common application...
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The gravity anomaly at a location on the Earth's surface is the difference between the observed value of gravity and the value predicted by a theoretical...
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attraction of massive bodies in general Gravity of Earth, the acceleration caused by the combination of gravitational attraction and centrifugal force of the...
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Newton's Third Law. The gravity assist maneuver was first used in 1959 when the Soviet probe Luna 3 photographed the far side of Earth's Moon, and it was used...
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Earth's gravity due to the planet's smaller mass. The average gravitational acceleration on Mars is 3.72076 m/s2 (about 38% of the gravity of Earth)...
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then taking the base-10 logarithm of the cgs value of the surface gravity. Therefore, the surface gravity of Earth could be expressed in cgs units as...
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Artificial gravity is the creation of an inertial force that mimics the effects of a gravitational force, usually by rotation. Artificial gravity, or rotational...
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roughly a quarter as wide as Earth. The Moon's gravity helps stabilize Earth's axis, causes tides and gradually slows Earth's rotation. Tidal locking has...
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at a distance, of the gravitational field which it produces. In the relativistic sense, the "speed of gravity" refers to the speed of a gravitational...
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Weightlessness (redirect from Effects of low gravity on humans)
because they have "escaped Earth's gravity" is perpetuated further (and falsely) by almost universal misuse of the word "zero gravity" to describe the free-falling...
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of the law has become known as the "first great unification", as it marked the unification of the previously described phenomena of gravity on Earth with...
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Geoid (redirect from Undulation of the geoid)
surface would take under the influence of the gravity of Earth, including gravitational attraction and Earth's rotation, if other influences such as winds...
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Gravimetry (redirect from Gravity meter)
to 9.80665 m/s2. The value of the gn is defined as approximately equal to the acceleration due to gravity at the Earth's surface, although the actual...
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of heavy bodies, such as the element earth and water, was related to their nature (gravity), which caused them to move downward toward the center of the...
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The acceleration due to gravity on the surface of the Moon is approximately 1.625 m/s2, about 16.6% that on Earth's surface or 0.166 ɡ. Over the entire...
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Indian Ocean Geoid Low (category Geology of the Indian Ocean)
is a gravity anomaly in the Indian Ocean. A circular region in the Earth's geoid, situated just south of the Indian peninsula, it is the Earth's largest...
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in the early modern period. Earth is massive enough that the pull of gravity maintains its roughly spherical shape. Most of its deviation from spherical...
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by the force of gravity if it is resting on a flat, horizontal surface, because it is an equipotential surface. For the gravity of Earth, the corresponding...
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part per million. The mass of Earth is measured indirectly by determining other quantities such as Earth's density, gravity, or gravitational constant...
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Gravitational constant (redirect from Constant of gravity)
per year over the last nine billion years. Physics portal Gravity of Earth Standard gravity Gaussian gravitational constant Orbital mechanics Escape velocity...
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A gravity map is a map that depicts gravity measurements across an area of space, which are typically obtained via gravimetry. Gravity maps are an extension...
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Gravity is a 2013 science fiction thriller film directed by Alfonso Cuarón, who also co-wrote, co-edited, and produced the film. It stars Sandra Bullock...
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children born and raised in low gravity such as on Titan would not be well adapted for life under the higher gravity of Earth. In situ energy resources on...
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A gravity train is a theoretical means of transportation for purposes of commuting between two points on the surface of a sphere, by following a straight...
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geophysics, theoretical gravity or normal gravity is an approximation of Earth's gravity, on or near its surface, by means of a mathematical model. The...
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Lunar orbit (category Orbit of the Moon)
of 60,000 km (37,000 mi), the gravity of Earth intervenes enough to make lunar orbits unstable at a distance of 690 km (430 mi). Orbits around Earth-Moon...
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Bouguer anomaly (redirect from Bouguer Gravity)
gravity between them. Gravity of Earth Gravity map Physical geodesy – Study of the physical properties of the Earth's gravity field Potential theory – Harmonic...
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