In his famous novel Journey to the Moon, Jules Verne stated that occupants in a spaceship would shift their orientation from up to down when the ship crossed the point where the Moon’s gravitation became greater than Earth’s. Is this correct? Defend your answer.

In his famous novel Journey to the Moon, Jules Verne stated that occupants in a spaceship would shift their orientation from up to down when the ship crossed the point where the Moon’s gravitation became greater than Earth’s. Is this correct? Defend your answer.

Stars and Galaxies (MindTap Course List)

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Chapter5: Gravity

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