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A joint Australian-German research team led by Curtin University's Dr Christian Hirt has created the highest-resolution maps of Earth's gravity field to date -- showing gravitational variations up to 40 per cent larger than previously assumed.
My question is, what does this mean for... well anything really? Are there any particular real world applications for this knowledge or ways that it noticeably affects people, or is it just cool to know? How will scientist use this new knowledge going forward? Anybody know?