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=== How to calculate gravity wells === | === How to calculate gravity wells === | ||
− | The text near the bottom of Jupiter's gravity well explains that the depth of the well is mass-of-planet over radius-of-planet with | + | The text near the bottom of Jupiter's gravity well explains that the depth of the well is mass-of-planet over radius-of-planet with newtons constant and 9.81 m/s² as constants, where 9.81 m/s² is the acceleration of a free falling body at Earth's gravity. |
The calculation for a gravity well is: | The calculation for a gravity well is: |