File:GPB circling earth.jpg
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 | The factual accuracy of this illustration is disputed. The grid representing the gravitational field/potential or space-time curvature is obviously qualitatively wrong (looks like a Gaussian instead of power-law). |
Summary
| Description | Artist concept of Gravity Probe B orbiting the Earth to measure space-time, a four-dimensional description of the universe including height, width, length, and time. |
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| Source | http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/gpb/gpb_012.html |
| Author | NASA |
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Original work of NASA |
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| Date/Time | Thumbnail | Dimensions | User | Comment | |
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| current | 03:52, 29 May 2015 | | 1,200 × 900 (213 KB) | wikimediacommons>Paine Ellsworth | Use originally sourced image sans distortions of coordinate grid |
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