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Engineering360: "Satellites Measure Earth Movement Down to the Millimeter"

12/01/2016 1:18 AM

Read Engineering360 article: Satellites Measure Earth Movement Down to the Millimeter.

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Re: Satellites Measure Earth Movement Down to the Millimeter

12/02/2016 12:26 AM

Yepp, and then they find out that buildings are losing ground, sink and lose value and safety all at the same time.

http://www.techly.com.au/2016/08/05/san-fran-skyscraper-literally-sinking-earth/

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Re: Satellites Measure Earth Movement Down to the Millimeter

12/30/2016 3:15 AM

It would be interesting to see what they're also measuring in terms of Earth tides where the ground moves vertically as much as a metre or more under the gravitational influence of the Moon and Sun.

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