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--- blog:articles:software:surface_gravity_calc [2019/03/14 12:27] – Phil Ide
+++ blog:articles:software:surface_gravity_calc [2019/05/18 04:18] – Phil Ide
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 ====== Surface Gravity Calculator ======
-Want to know what the surface gravity is on any celestial object? You just need to know it's mass in terms of Earth masses (e.g. Earth = 1, Venus = 0.815, Mars = 0.107 etc.) and it's radius. This online calculator will do the rest.
+Want to know what the surface gravity is on any celestial object? You just need to know it's mass in terms of Earth masses (e.g. Earth = 1, Venus = 0.815, Mars = 0.107 etc.) and it's radius. This calculator will do the rest.
 === ===
 | Radius of your planet|<html><input type=number step="0.01" id=radius value=3000></html> km| e.g. Earth=6378|
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 <html><div>Result: <div id=result style='display:inline;'></div></div></html>
-The result shows the gravity in terms of Earth gravities (1 Earth gravity = 1 gravity (aka gee)).\\
+The result shows the gravity in terms of Earth gravities (1 Earth gravity = 1g).\\
 A result of 1 gravity = 1 Earth gravity, or put another way 100% Earth gravity\\
 A result of 1.5 gravity = 150% Earth gravity
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     g = g/9.8; // newtons to kilograms
     g = Math.round(g*100)/100; // round with 2 decimal places
-    document.getElementById('result').innerHTML = '<b>'+g+' gravity</b>';
+    document.getElementById('result').innerHTML = '<b>'+g+'g</b>';
 }
 </JS>