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    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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    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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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    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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    Gravity of Earth Horizon §§ Distance​ and Curvature Meridian arc Theoretical gravity History Pierre Bouguer Earth's circumference#History Earth's radius#History...
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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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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  • 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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  • theoretical gravity or normal gravity is an approximation of the true gravity on Earth's surface by means of a mathematical model representing Earth. The most...
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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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  • objects, for example the Newtonian gravity centre of the whole Earth (physical barycentre) or the Newtonian gravity centre of only the continents as uniform...
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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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    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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    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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    1960s is close to 1/298.25. 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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    the constant of gravitation. On Earth the effect on gravity of elevation is 0.3086 mGal m−1 decrease when going up, minus the gravity of the Bouguer plate...
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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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    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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    Entropic gravity, also known as emergent gravity, is a theory in modern physics that describes gravity as an entropic force—a force with macro-scale homogeneity...
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