The surface gravity, g, of an astronomical object is the gravitational acceleration experienced at its surface at the equator, including the effects of...
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wave orbit. Gravity waves on an air–sea interface of the ocean are called surface gravity waves (a type of surface wave), while gravity waves that are...
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in newtons per kilogram (N/kg or N·kg−1). Near Earth's surface, the acceleration due to gravity, accurate to 2 significant figures, is 9.8 m/s2 (32 ft/s2)...
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higher surface gravity, and thus higher temperature and pressure is needed to maintain hydrostatic equilibrium. Thus, the poles are "gravity brightened"...
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Clairaut's theorem characterizes the surface gravity on a viscous rotating ellipsoid in hydrostatic equilibrium under the action of its gravitational...
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propagating on the water surface, with gravity and surface tension as the restoring forces. As a result, water with a free surface is generally considered...
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Supergiant (section Surface gravity)
spectra, with distinctive lines sensitive to high luminosity and low surface gravity. In 1897, Antonia C. Maury had divided stars based on the widths of...
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The gravity of Mars is a natural phenomenon, due to the law of gravity, or gravitation, by which all things with mass around the planet Mars are brought...
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List of Solar System objects by size (redirect from List of Solar System objects by surface gravity)
radius and mass and, for the most massive objects, volume, density, and surface gravity, if these values are available. These lists contain the Sun, the planets...
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Earth's rotation. Gravity gives weight to physical objects and is essential to understanding the mechanisms responsible for surface water waves and lunar...
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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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Mars (redirect from Mars surface features)
permafrost and ice caps (with seasonal CO2 snow), but no liquid surface water. Its surface gravity is roughly a third of Earth's or double that of the Moon....
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depends on the local gravity field (see physical geodesy). As a result, the elevations in the data are referenced to the geoid, a surface that is not readily...
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forces, gravity results in a constant downward acceleration of every freely moving object. Near Earth's surface the acceleration due to gravity is g =...
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Gravimetry (redirect from Gravity meter)
is defined as approximately equal to the acceleration due to gravity at the Earth's surface, although the actual acceleration varies slightly by location...
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letter beta (β) for intermediate surface gravity and gamma (γ) for low surface gravity. Indication for low surface gravity are weak CaH, KI and NaI lines...
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A star is a luminous spheroid of plasma held together by self-gravity. The nearest star to Earth is the Sun. Many other stars are visible to the naked...
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Colonization of the asteroid belt (section Gravity)
colony could be established on a surface crater or underground. However, even Ceres only manages a tiny surface gravity of 0.03g, which is not enough to...
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letter beta (β) for intermediate surface gravity or gamma (γ) for low surface gravity. Indicators of low surface gravity include weak CaH, K I and Na I...
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and its core is made up of collapsed matter. The surface gravity is very high at 665 times Earth gravity at the poles, but the rapid rotation produces a...
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A gravity hill, also known as a magnetic hill, mystery hill, mystery spot, gravity road, or anti-gravity hill, is a place where the layout of the surrounding...
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mechanics are expressed in geometrized units. The horizon has constant surface gravity for a stationary black hole. For perturbations of stationary black...
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Ganymede (moon) (section Surface features)
Titan, it is larger than the planet Mercury, but has somewhat less surface gravity than Mercury, Io, or the Moon due to its lower density compared to...
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Escape velocity (section From the surface of a body)
67×10−11 m3⋅kg−1⋅s−2) g = GM/d2 is the local gravitational acceleration (or the surface gravity, when d = r). The value GM is called the standard gravitational parameter...
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Mercury (planet) (section Surface geology)
least massive planet of the Solar System, its surface gravity is slightly higher than that of Mars. The surface of Mercury is similar to Earth's Moon, heavily...
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Wind wave (redirect from Ocean surface waves)
Wind waves in the ocean are also called ocean surface waves and are mainly gravity waves, where gravity is the main equilibrium force. Wind waves have...
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Moon (section Surface conditions)
overall, and larger and more massive than all known dwarf planets. Its surface gravity is about one-sixth of Earth's, about half that of Mars, and the second-highest...
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Additionally, there can be similar gravity modes confined to the convectively stable atmosphere. Surface gravity waves are analogous to waves in deep...
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that the effective surface gravity along the equator, 8.96 m/s2, is 74% of what it is at the poles and is lower than the surface gravity of Earth. However...
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black hole is a massive, compact astronomical object so dense that its gravity prevents anything from escaping, even light. Albert Einstein's theory of...
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