▲ 52 ▼ Would a disk shaped planet have uniform gravity like earth or would it vary depending on whether you're near the center or edges? (pawb.social) submitted 1 day ago by colourlesspony@pawb.social to c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world 41 comments fedilink hide all child comments IDK how gravity or topology works.
[–] moldy_rice@piefed.keyboardvagabond.com 0 points 17 hours ago (1 child) Is it more or less at the equator? And does altitude affect it? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ianhclark510@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 10 hours ago Less gravity at the equator than the poles because of a combo of the earths bulge and spin And less gravity at altitude Granted the difference between pole and equator is like 0.5% and the difference at the peak of Mount Everest and sea level is even less, I just find gravimetry fascinating since I was a kid watching Mythbusters permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ianhclark510@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 10 hours ago Less gravity at the equator than the poles because of a combo of the earths bulge and spin And less gravity at altitude Granted the difference between pole and equator is like 0.5% and the difference at the peak of Mount Everest and sea level is even less, I just find gravimetry fascinating since I was a kid watching Mythbusters permalink fedilink source parent