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Whatever time standard we settle on will need to be re-synchronized periodically, since, according to general relativity, time measured in Earth's gravity well
by queuebert 2y ago
Whatever time standard we settle on will need to be re-synchronized periodically, since, according to general relativity, time measured in Earth's gravity well will be running slightly slower than clocks on the moon with its lower gravity.
GPS satellites already correct for this.
- queuebert 2y agoNo, I did not RTFA. Hangs head in shame. As an American, I did not expect my government to talk about relativity in a press release.