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minus-squarewanderer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·9 hours ago A mass weighing 100kg at the north pole would only weigh 99.5kg at the equator That assumes a perfectly spherical earth. The earth is not perfectly spherical.
minus-squaregentooer@programming.devlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 hours agoThis. Planets are in hydrostatic equilibrium, meaning that the combined acceleration by gravity and the centrifugal “force” is equal all over the world (except for local differences due to mountains and dense crust).
That assumes a perfectly spherical earth. The earth is not perfectly spherical.
This. Planets are in hydrostatic equilibrium, meaning that the combined acceleration by gravity and the centrifugal “force” is equal all over the world (except for local differences due to mountains and dense crust).