colourlesspony@pawb.social to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 7 hours agoWould a disk shaped planet have uniform gravity like earth or would it vary depending on whether you're near the center or edges?message-squaremessage-square31fedilinkarrow-up138arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up137arrow-down1message-squareWould a disk shaped planet have uniform gravity like earth or would it vary depending on whether you're near the center or edges?colourlesspony@pawb.social to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 7 hours agomessage-square31fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareooterness@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·6 hours agoIt’s mostly uniform. There is variation by location, but the maximum difference is +/- 0.7% from the nominal value of 9.8 m/s^2.
It’s mostly uniform. There is variation by location, but the maximum difference is +/- 0.7% from the nominal value of 9.8 m/s^2.
Enough to influence pole vaulters.