GOCE Reveals Earth's gravity in unprecedented detail

After just two years in orbit, ESA's GOCE satellite has gathered enough data to map Earth's gravity with unrivalled precision. Scientists now have access to the most accurate model of the 'geoid' ever produced to further our understanding of how Earth works.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Geoid
• Earth
• Gravity Field
• ESA

[daveygtheone]

Soo, technically you weigh less in some areas of the world :D

[UniverseTodayVideos]

@roockowacko This video is a representation of the Earth's gravity field -- not its actual surface. Read our article on Universe Today for more information.

[only1pj]

Looks like the earth has one bad hangover!

[ElveeKaye]

@UniverseTodayVideos Is there a link to it somewhere?

[ElveeKaye]

Aww, someone deflated the beach ball! :o(

[SunnyShawFilms]

so the red area represent the haters who click the dislike button ?

[IsuruKusumal]

Lowest gravity on earth - Sri Lanka :O

[auropepo]

Not geoide, but potetoide.

[1danyol1]

So then go to somewhere where there is less gravity, buy gold, and sell it somewhere where there is more gravity, since it weighs more :D

[Esurname]

If the acceleration due to gravity is 9.81meters / second /second then what limits or scale of variation does this map show?

[dedoslav]

This is an example of how NOT to visualize scientific data. What is the scale? Where the heck is the color bar?

[roockowacko]

@woodsman513 hahaha don't worry i realized how stupid it was , no need for you to be an asshole about it :)