... Listed below are questions submitted by users of "From Stargazers to Starships" and the answers given to them. ... In "The Great Magnet, the Earth" on magnetism of the Earth. In "The Exploration of the Earth's Magnetosphere" on the magnetic environment of Earth in space. ... 11) Why don't we feel the Sun's gravity pull? ... 148) View of Earth and Moon from Mars . ... 29) Gravity at the Earth's Center . ... 84) How far does Earth's Gravity Extend? 96) Where do gravity of Earth and Sun balance? ...
Circling around magnetic field lines. ... The ring current . Because positive ions and negative electrons drift in opposite directions (see drawing), that motion will create an electric current that circulates clockwise around the Earth when viewed from north. ... How then can the radiation belt and ring current arise? ... Electric fields are able to push trapped particles earthward, and unlike the purely magnetic motion described earlier, an electric field can also energize them. ...
Jupiter is the largest of the nine planets, more than 10 times the diameter of Earth and more than 300 times its mass. ... The mean density of Earth is 5.245 times that of water. The pull of gravity on Jupiter at the top of the clouds at the equator is 2.4 times as great as gravity's pull at the surface of Earth at the equator. ... It is tipped about 11њ to Jupiter's axis of rotation, similar to Earth's, but it is also offset from the center of Jupiter by about 10,000 kilometers (6,200 miles). ...