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The researchers’ simulations found that such signals could be detectable in orbital data from Global Navigation Satellite Systems, as well as gravimeters that measure variations in Earth’s gravitational field.
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Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 24 Sep. 2024
The same trick doesn’t work over floating ice, so each aircraft carries a gravimeter to determine how much water is below the ice.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 Jan. 2013
Also at Rimpac, Vector Atomic demonstrated a compact quantum gravimeter paired with a standard inertial navigation system that promises to allow naval ships to navigate without GPS.
—Jeremy Bogaisky, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2023
And a gravimeter picks up tiny changes in Earth’s gravitational field, perfectly mapping the seafloor’s rocky bottom.
—Eric Betz, Discover Magazine, 19 May 2017
Enviroscan’s gravimeter also indicated a large metallic mass with the density of gold, according to Warren Getler, who worked closely with the Paradas and the FBI.
—Time, 9 Mar. 2021
Clara Moskowitz, Scientific American, 24 Sep. 2024
The same trick doesn’t work over floating ice, so each aircraft carries a gravimeter to determine how much water is below the ice.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 Jan. 2013
Also at Rimpac, Vector Atomic demonstrated a compact quantum gravimeter paired with a standard inertial navigation system that promises to allow naval ships to navigate without GPS.
—Jeremy Bogaisky, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2023
And a gravimeter picks up tiny changes in Earth’s gravitational field, perfectly mapping the seafloor’s rocky bottom.
—Eric Betz, Discover Magazine, 19 May 2017
Enviroscan’s gravimeter also indicated a large metallic mass with the density of gold, according to Warren Getler, who worked closely with the Paradas and the FBI.
—Time, 9 Mar. 2021
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“Gravimeter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gravimeter. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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