Unraveling the Mystery of the Indian Ocean Gravity Hole
While we often envision Earth as a perfect sphere with uniform gravity, the reality is far more complex. Our planet exhibits variations in shape and gravitational pull, with the Earth being flatter at the poles and bulging at the equator. Moreover, gravity is not consistent everywhere on Earth, as evidenced by a massive “gravity hole” in the Indian Ocean. Recently, researchers from the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bengaluru have made significant progress in understanding the cause of this gravitational anomaly. The strength of gravitational pull in any region…