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Posted by chris on Thursday, September 29, 2011 at 12:14pm.

Compared with the strength of Earth's gravity at its surface, how much weaker is gravity at a distance of 11 Earth radii from Earth's center?

earth - bobpursley, Thursday, September 29, 2011 at 12:15pm
it is in proportion to 1/11 squared, or 1/121.

Odd question to me.
earth - JEFF, Saturday, October 1, 2011 at 2:54pm
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