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ESA map of earth's gravity

2011, April 6 - 7:37am — Greg Kontos
Features: Current EventsCritical Path Innovation: PhysicsInstitutions: European Space AgencySatellites: GOCE
GOCE Earth's Gravity Field Map (ESA)

Using the GOCE (Gravity Field and Steady-State Ocean Circulation Explorer) satellite the ESA has put together a very nice map of the varying gravity field on earth.

I have also seen a rotatable map from the BBC, which is linked below.


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