While on the Moon, how did astronaut David Scott test Galileo's theory of gravity?

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While on the Moon, how did astronaut David Scott test Galileo's theory of gravity?

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Last updated Jul 03 2024.
Originally posted May 17 2024 8:03 PM.

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BigTriviaDawg

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With the classic hammer and feather drop experiment. Due to the lower gravity, they fell at a slower and easier-to-see rate but more importantly it is much closer to a vacuum. As predicted by Newton, both objects fell at the same rate!

https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/lunar/apollo_15_feather_drop.html

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May 17 2024, 8:08 PM

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wellenbrecher

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Here is a video with a surpringly good audio quality:

https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/planetary/image/AS15_Ham_feath_drop3.mp4

Jul 03 2024, 2:43 AM

While on the Moon, how did astronaut David Scott test Galileo's theory of gravity?

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