Gravity is not the same over the surface of the earth April 27, 2009
Posted by ekaterina18 in Geography.1 comment so far
It turns out that in some places you will feel slightly heavier than others. A low spot can be seen just off the coast of India, while a relative high occurs in the South Pacific Ocean. The cause of these irregularities is unknown since present surface features do not appear dominant. NASA’s GRACE twin satellites, launched in March 2002, are making detailed measurements of Earth’s gravity field which will lead to discoveries about gravity and Earth’s natural systems.
source: csr.utexas.edu/grace
