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EQUIGRAVISPHERE [1 record]

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Record 1 2008-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Earth (Astronomy)
  • The Moon (Astronomy)
DEF

A zone in which the gravitational influence of the earth and moon is equal.

CONT

The planet Earth has a very close relationship with its satellite, the Moon. There is a so-called gravitation divide between the Earth and the Moon. About 193,000 miles above the surface of the Moon, there is a point at which a rocket from the Earth leaves the gravitational field of earth and passes into the gravitational field of the Moon. This point is referred to as the gravitational divide.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Terre (Astronomie)
  • Lune (Astronomie)
DEF

Ce point imaginaire du vide intersidéral où les attractions gravitationnelles de la Terre et de la Lune s'équilibrent.

Spanish

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