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    High School Why Doesn't Earth's Strong Gravity Crush Everything on Its Surface?

    Thanx, How interesting, I suppose this is comparatively easy compared with the complexities of utilising gravity to atract & shoot off to another & another... encounter to get you to where you want to go. Mind bogling to a mear mortal how they calculate all these things. Similarly, is how...
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    High School Why Doesn't Earth's Strong Gravity Crush Everything on Its Surface?

    Thanx both for making the effort. Mass is the point. ...nick
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    High School Why Doesn't Earth's Strong Gravity Crush Everything on Its Surface?

    If gravity of the Earth is so powerful to hold the moon in orbit, why does she not drag in & squash to smitherings all on its surface? Please forgive my ignorance, ......nick