A sensitive gravimeter at a mountain observatory finds that the free-fall acceleration is 0.0055 m/s2 less than that at sea leve

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A sensitive gravimeter at a mountain observatory finds that the free-fall acceleration is 0.0055 m/s2 less than that at sea leve

l (gsealevel = 9.83 m/s2).

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pshichka [43] · Answer 1 · 2021-11-26T22:01:03+03:00

Gs*rs^2 = gm*rm^2
rm = rs*√gs/gm 
rm = 6370*√9.83/(9.83-0.009) = 6372.92 
mountain observatory is placed at an altitude worth 2920 m asl

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