TIL gravity is not 9.8 m/s2 around the world. That is just the global average. van.physics.illinois.edu Submitted by kaushikz t3_11f03js on March 1, 2023 at 10:12 AM in todayilearned No comments 4
grundar t1_j22p3cc wrote on December 29, 2022 at 5:23 AM Reply to comment by AllGodsRTricksters in Is mining in space socially acceptable? by Gari_305 require cancelling out most of that orbital velocity, or [about 20-30km/s of delta-v](https://van.physics.illinois.edu/ask/listing/43694). Getting anything to fall into the sun is actually really hard Permalink Parent 1
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require cancelling out most of that orbital velocity, or [about 20-30km/s of delta-v](https://van.physics.illinois.edu/ask/listing/43694). Getting anything to fall into the sun is actually really hard