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Subject: Gravity map article at bbc
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Subject: Gravity map
Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2010 08:52:05 -0500
From: Christopher Baruth <[log in to unmask]>
To: Angie Cope <[log in to unmask]>
Goce satellite views Earth's gravity in high definition
By Jonathan Amos, Science correspondent, BBC News, Bergen.
*It is one of the most exquisite views we have ever had of the Earth.*
This colourful new map traces the subtle but all pervasive influence the
pull of gravity has across the globe. Known as a geoid, it essentially
defines where the level surface is on our planet; it tells us which way
is "up" and which way is "down".
Read the whole article and see the map:-
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8767763.stm
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