Simulation: Gravitational Field Mapper
Place one or two masses, move a probe point, and inspect field vectors, potential, and local escape speed from the same geometry.
Appears in: 17.1 Newton's Law of Gravitation and Gravitational Field Strength, 17.2 Kepler's Laws and Orbital Motion from Newtonian Mechanics, 17.3 Gravitational Potential and Potential Energy, 17.4 Total Energy, Escape Speed, and Orbital Decay
Gravitation + Orbit Lab
|g| at probe
3.37e-3 N/kg
Field direction
-168.0 degrees
Potential at probe
-1.33e+6 J/kg
Escape speed at probe
1.634 km/s
Vector field map (arrows point in the direction of acceleration of a 1 kg test mass)