Post by kapitanprien on Mar 31, 2011 13:56:37 GMT -5
I thought I'd put a goofy twist on this -
www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-12911806
It looks like a giant potato in space.
And yet, the information in this model is the sharpest view we have of how gravity varies across the Earth.
The globe has been released by the team working on Europe's Goce satellite.
It is a highly exaggerated rendering, but it neatly illustrates how the tug we feel from the mass of rock under our feet is not the same in every location.
Gravity is strongest in yellow areas; it is weakest in blue ones.
Seems like I had the misfortune to go from a red-orange (and possibly yellow) area to a blue area. Not helpful when trying to ground to the earth...again.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-12911806
It looks like a giant potato in space.
And yet, the information in this model is the sharpest view we have of how gravity varies across the Earth.
The globe has been released by the team working on Europe's Goce satellite.
It is a highly exaggerated rendering, but it neatly illustrates how the tug we feel from the mass of rock under our feet is not the same in every location.
Gravity is strongest in yellow areas; it is weakest in blue ones.
Seems like I had the misfortune to go from a red-orange (and possibly yellow) area to a blue area. Not helpful when trying to ground to the earth...again.
