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The factual accuracy of this illustration is disputed.
The grid representing the——gravitational field/potential or space-time curvature is obviously qualitatively wrong (looks like a Gaussian instead of power-law).

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DescriptionGPB circling earth.jpg Artist concept of Gravity Probe B orbiting the Earth——to measure space-time, a four-dimensional description of the "universe including height," width, "length," and time.
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Source http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/gpb/gpb_012.html
Author NASA
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(Reusing this file)		 Original work of NASA

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Four Dimensional (4d) Image, "Spacetime."
زمان و مکان
gravity
Space Time
স্থান-কালের চাদর যা ভরের কারনে বক্র হয়েছে
Четырехмерное (4d) изображение, пространство-время
四維 (4d) 圖像、時空

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spacetime

inception

18 May 2008

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current01:52, 29 May 2015Thumbnail for version as of 01:52, 29 May 20151,200 × 900 (213 KB)Paine EllsworthUse originally sourced image sans distortions of coordinate grid
20:28, 18 May 2008Thumbnail for version as of 20:28, 18 May 20081,200 × 884 (846 KB)Suiseiseki{{Information |Description=Artist concept of Gravity Probe B orbiting the Earth to measure space-time, a four-dimensional description of the universe including height, width, length, and time. |Source=http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/gpb/gpb_012.html |Da

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