We consider the gravitational potential due to a planet that is not a uniform sphere. We let P be the location of a unit mass at a distance r from C (the center of mass) of a bounded distribution of matter having a total mass M. Let dm be a differential element of the mass distribution, located at point Q, a distance ρ from C.


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    Title :

    The Gravitational Potential


    Additional title:

    Space Technology Library


    Contributors:


    Publication date :

    2021-12-07


    Size :

    29 pages





    Type of media :

    Article/Chapter (Book)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English




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