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  2. Gravity of Earth - Wikipedia

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    The gravity g′ at depth d is given by g′ = g(1 − d/R) where g is acceleration due to gravity on the surface of the Earth, d is depth and R is the radius of the Earth. If the density decreased linearly with increasing radius from a density ρ 0 at the center to ρ 1 at the surface, then ρ ( r ) = ρ 0 − ( ρ 0 − ρ 1 ) r / R , and the ...

  3. Gravity anomaly - Wikipedia

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    For Earth, the reference ellipsoid is the International Reference Ellipsoid, and the value of gravity predicted for points on the ellipsoid is the normal gravity, g n. [3] Gravity anomalies were first discovered in 1672, when the French astronomer Jean Richer established an observatory on the island of Cayenne. Richer was equipped with a highly ...

  4. Great Attractor - Wikipedia

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    Hubble Space Telescope image showing part of the Norma cluster, including ESO 137-002. The Great Attractor is a region of gravitational attraction in intergalactic space and the apparent central gravitational point of the Laniakea Supercluster of galaxies that includes the Milky Way galaxy, as well as about 100,000 other galaxies.

  5. 10 of Earth's strangest places - AOL

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    10 of Earth's strangest places. Morgan Giordano. Updated July 14, 2016 at 7:54 PM. 10 of Earth's Strangest Places.

  6. General relativity - Wikipedia

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    General relativity, also known as the general theory of relativity, and as Einstein's theory of gravity, is the geometric theory of gravitation published by Albert Einstein in 1915 and is the current description of gravitation in modern physics.

  7. Gravity map - Wikipedia

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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 of the field of geodynamics . Readings are typically taken at regular intervals for surface analysis on Earth . [ 1 ]

  8. 10 of the most heavily guarded places on Earth - AOL

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    It's located in one of the most remote places on Earth - an island in the Arctic circle. 2. Area 51 in Nevada is notorious for mystery probably because it is so well-guarded.

  9. Hill sphere - Wikipedia

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    The actual Hill radius for the Earth-Moon pair is on the order of 60,000 km (i.e., extending less than one-sixth the distance of the 378,000 km between the Moon and the Earth). [9] In the Earth-Sun example, the Earth (5.97 × 10 24 kg) orbits the Sun (1.99 × 10 30 kg) at a distance of 149.6 million km, or one astronomical unit (AU). The Hill ...