Potato Earth: Gravity satellite reveals what our planet REALLY looks like

Potato Earth: Gravity satellite reveals what our planet REALLY looks like
dailymail.co.uk ^ | March 31, 2011 | Daily Mail Reporter

Posted on 03/31/2011 5:40:51 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY

At first glance it looks like a potato-shaped asteroid flying through space.

But this multi-coloured image is actually the Earth - and shows how gravity varies on different parts of the globe.

The images were unveiled today by the team behind the GOCE satellite at a conference in Munich and are the most accurate ever released.

The 'geoid' map, as it is known, is used to illustrate how oceans would look in the absence of currents or tides.

The bright yellow colours show gravity at its strongest, while it is at its weakest in the blue areas.

There appears to be no obvious differences between land and sea as gravity over North America appears to be lower than that of the African continent.

The maps are used for measuring the circulation of oceans, sea-level changes and ice-dynamics - all areas that are affected by climate change.

(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...

TOPICS: Astronomy; Science
KEYWORDS: astronomy; catastrophism; champ; chandlerswobble; chandlerwobble; globalwarminghoax; grace; gravity; gravitypotato; poleshift; potsdamgravitypotato; science; stringtheory

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To: Southack

Nope. You weigh less as you are further from the center of the Earth. Think: scuba divers, mountain climbers, pilots, astronauts, etc.

Huh?

41 posted on 04/02/2011 1:23:28 PM PDT by RegulatorCountry

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To: RegulatorCountry

I listed areas in order of elevation.

42 posted on 04/02/2011 2:42:48 PM PDT by Southack (Media Bias means that Castro won't be punished for Cuban war crimes against Black Angolans in Africa)

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To: Southack

Scuba divers would be, by and large, below sea level and therefore closer. That’s why I said “Huh?”

43 posted on 04/02/2011 2:44:14 PM PDT by RegulatorCountry

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To: RegulatorCountry

That’s why I selected them. What confused you?

44 posted on 04/02/2011 2:46:10 PM PDT by Southack (Media Bias means that Castro won't be punished for Cuban war crimes against Black Angolans in Africa)

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To: Southack

It does not support your incorrect assumption because it’s by and large below sea level and therefore closer to the center of the earth and not further away, Southack.

45 posted on 04/02/2011 2:55:25 PM PDT by RegulatorCountry

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To: RegulatorCountry

My choices are layered. Lowest first, then middle, then highest.

This is done so that you can grasp where one weighs more...at lower or at higher altitudes.

I also provided a link to show that yes, you weigh less as you go further from the center of the Earth. Scuba diver, mountain climber, airplane pilot, astronaut.

A link.

The fact.

An illustration complete with examples.

This is how people should be taught, even though not everyone will be able to learn...

46 posted on 04/02/2011 3:31:22 PM PDT by Southack (Media Bias means that Castro won't be punished for Cuban war crimes against Black Angolans in Africa)

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To: SampleMan

And it would have exploded long ago ... as a fifth planet from the sun may have done, leaving one of its moons—Mars—and a field of debris (asteroid belt).

47 posted on 04/02/2011 5:04:13 PM PDT by MHGinTN (Some, believing they can't be deceived, it's nigh impossible to convince them when they're deceived.)

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To: Southack

There is crushing pressure as you approach the center of the Earth. Think: Marianas Trench.

You are correct. However the sum of gravitational forces on you (at the center of the earth would still be zero).

Another thought experiment:

A three body problem.

Imagine three bodies in a line. The first (M1) has a mass equal to one half of the earth's mass. The second (M2) has a mass of 100 kg (that could be you). The third (M3) also has a mass equal to one half of the mass of the earth. Imagine each of the three masses were separated by about 10m. The gravitational attraction between M1 and M3 would be very high (what you call a crushing force) while the gravitational attraction between M1 and M2 would be balanced by the gravitational attraction between M3 and M2 (what I call zero gravity). The M2 object would remain in a state of equilibrium between the two much larger masses (M1 and M3) because the vector sum of the gravitational attractions on it would be zero.

48 posted on 04/03/2011 9:53:12 AM PDT by reg45

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https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-12911806

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e40J10hWshU

49 posted on 10/02/2018 1:35:51 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (www.tapatalk.com/groups/godsgravesglyphs/, forum.darwincentral.org, www.gopbriefingroom.com)

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