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Earth's center of mass drifts less than we thought

Ah, but that kind of thinking won't get you a paper in the Geophysical Journal International. Knowing Earth's center of mass to within millimeters reveals some interesting facts about our planet.

Earth's center of mass drifts less than we thought

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Ah, but that kind of thinking won't get you a paper in the Geophysical Journal International.

Knowing Earth's center of mass to within millimeters reveals some interesting facts about our planet.

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Ah, but that kind of thinking won't get you a paper in the Geophysical Journal International. Knowing Earth's center of mass to within millimeters reveals some interesting facts about our planet.

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