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BobMaller@aol.com wrote:
Am I looking at the Earth side of the moon, the far side of the moon or some combination?

APOD Robot wrote: GRAIL Maps the Moons Gravity

dougettinger wrote:
What does this GRAIL depiction imply for -

Red spots? Blue spots? Blue spots surrounded by red? Blue spots with red spots in the center? I realize the differences in gravity as described, but does anyone have any advanced ideas about the overall implications? I definitely have my own ideas.

Boomer12k wrote:So...Practical application...if you want to appear LIGHTER....stay in the BLUE LOCATIONS!!!

neufer wrote:

BobMaller@aol.com wrote:
Am I looking at the Earth side of the moon, the far side of the moon or some combination?

Mostly the right hand (trailing) side of the moon.

The bright red spot on the upper left is Mare Crisium.

The "Colorado C" near the top is the Humboldtianum basin.

Anthony Barreiro wrote:

neufer wrote:

BobMaller@aol.com wrote:
Am I looking at the Earth side of the moon, the far side of the moon or some combination?

Mostly the right hand (trailing) side of the moon.

The bright red spot on the upper left is Mare Crisium.

The "Colorado C" near the top is the Humboldtianum basin.

Thanks Neufer, I never would have figured this out on my own. I was trying to match the image with surface maps of the near and far sides. I didn't consider that there might be some near and some far side features -- makes me feel like Dr. Watson once Holmes reveals the obvious but previously unrecognized truth.

idoradjr wrote:It would be interesting to see the gravity map overlaid onto the a topographical map to see if there is a correlation between craters and the gravity differences. Are old craters places of higher gravity and newer craters places of lower gravity, or vice versa, or is there no correlation?

Chris Peterson wrote:

Boomer12k wrote:
So...Practical application...if you want to appear LIGHTER....stay in the BLUE LOCATIONS!!!

Yes, but you don't need to go to the Moon for that.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravity_of_Earth wrote:
<<In combination, the equatorial bulge and the effects of the Earth's inertia mean that sea-level gravitational acceleration increases from about 978.0 cm·s⁻² at the Equator to about 983.2 cm·s⁻² at the poles, so an object will weigh about 0.5% more at the poles than at the Equator.>>

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chimborazo_%28volcano%29 wrote:
<<Until the beginning of the 19th century, it was thought that Chimborazo was the highest mountain on Earth (measured from sea level), and such reputation led to many attempts on its summit during the 17th and 18th centuries. In 1802, during his expedition to South America, Baron Alexander von Humboldt, accompanied by Aimé Bonpland and the Ecuadorian Carlos Montúfar attempted to reach the summit. From his description of the mountain, it seems that before he and his companions had to return suffering from altitude sickness they reached a point at 5,875 m, higher than previously attained by any European in recorded history. In 1831 Jean Baptiste Boussingault and Colonel Hall reached a new "highest point", computed to be 6,006 m. In 1880 Chimborazo's summit was first climbed by Edward Whymper and the brothers Louis and Jean-Antoine Carrel. As there were many critics who doubted that Whymper had reached the summit, later in the same year he climbed to the summit again choosing a different route (Pogyos) with the Ecuadorians David Beltrán and Francisco Campaña.>>

revloren wrote:
OK, so how is gravity variable? I thought that gravity was constant to the mass of the entire body. Is this related to the specific densities of the various areas of the moon's crust?

• Upwellings of dense basaltic lava produce red mascons.
  
  Small meteor craters with no upwelling produce blue holes.

revloren wrote:OK, so how is gravity variable? I thought that gravity was constant to the mass of the entire body. Is this related to the specific densities of the various areas of the moon's crust? :?:

Quigley wrote:
I had always wondered if I would instantly "lose weight" if I went to Equador.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guinea_pig#South_America wrote:

[img3="Dish from Ecuador called "Cuy""]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/c ... ish_SG.jpg[/img3]

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<<Guinea pigs (called cuy, cuye, curí) were originally domesticated for their meat in the Andes. Traditionally, the animal was reserved for ceremonial meals by indigenous people in the Andean highlands, but since the 1960s it has become more socially acceptable for consumption by all people. It continues to be a major part of the diet in Peru and Bolivia, particularly in the Andes Mountains highlands; it is also eaten in some areas of Ecuador (mainly in the Sierra) and Colombia. Because guinea pigs require much less room than traditional livestock and reproduce extremely quickly, they are a more profitable source of food and income than many traditional stock animals, such as pigs and cows; moreover, they can be raised in an urban environment. Both rural and urban families raise guinea pigs for supplementary income, and the animals are commonly bought and sold at local markets and large-scale municipal fairs. Guinea pig meat is high in protein and low in fat and cholesterol, and is described as being similar to rabbit and the dark meat of chicken. The animal may be served fried (chactado or frito), broiled (asado), or roasted (al horno), and in urban restaurants may also be served in a casserole or a fricassee. Ecuadorians commonly consume sopa or locro de cuy, a soup dish. Pachamanca or huatia, a process similar to barbecueing, is also popular, and is usually served with corn beer (chicha) in traditional settings.

Peruvians consume an estimated 65 million guinea pigs each year, and the animal is so entrenched in the culture that one famous painting of the Last Supper in the main cathedral in Cusco shows Christ and the twelve disciples dining on guinea pig. The animal remains an important aspect of certain religious events in both rural and urban areas of Peru. A religious celebration known as jaca tsariy ("collecting the cuys") is a major festival in many villages in the Antonio Raimondi province of eastern Peru, and is celebrated in smaller ceremonies in Lima. It is a syncretistic event, combining elements of Catholicism and pre-Columbian religious practices, and revolves around the celebration of local patron saints. The exact form that the jaca tsariy takes differs from town to town; in some localities, a sirvinti (servant) is appointed to go from door to door, collecting donations of guinea pigs, while in others, guinea pigs may be brought to a communal area to be released in a mock bullfight. Meals such as cuy chactado are always served as part of these festivities, and the killing and serving of the animal is framed by some communities as a symbolic satire of local politicians or important figures. In the Tungurahua and Cotopaxi provinces of central Ecuador, guinea pigs are employed in the celebrations surrounding the feast of Corpus Christi as part of the Ensayo, which is a community meal, and the Octava, where castillos (greased poles) are erected with prizes tied to the crossbars, from which several guinea pigs may be hung. The Peruvian town of Churin has an annual festival which involves dressing guinea pigs in elaborate costumes for a competition.>>

neufer wrote:As my daughter Andrea found out...that sort of depends on how much you care for Guinea pig