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> a nuclear submarine could use it to make an ultra-accurate map of the world based on variations in the gravitational constant g

I believe in the book version of the Hunt for Red October by Tom Clancy, they mention that the Soviets did something similar but using a magnetometer.

Super cool to see the newest versions of this are going from sci-fi to fact.




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