File:Gravity field near earth.gif

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English: the curvature of the Earth is negligible at this scale, and the gravity force lines can be approximated as being parallel and pointing straight down to the center of the Earth.
http://weelookang.blogspot.com/2010/10/ejs-open-source-gravity-field-model.html
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current15:22, 22 October 2012301 × 298 (13 KB)TaktoaRemoved the 120th frame, which had an annoying flickering "play button".

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