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Interpretation of the Sources of the Satellite-determined Gravity Field

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Anomalies in the Earth's gravity field are probably due to density differences in layers below the lithosphere, and agree with the tectonic model of sea-floor spreading.

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MOBERLY, R., KHAN, M. Interpretation of the Sources of the Satellite-determined Gravity Field. Nature 223, 263–267 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1038/223263a0

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