gravitational figure of planet

Correlation analysis of gravitational field and topography of terrestrial planets

Correlations between the heights of equipotential and physical surface of the Earth, Venus, Mars and the Moon were investigated by the comparative analysis. Physical interpretation of the data obtained was given. It was shown that the large-scale topographic features of the Moon, Mars and Venus affect the gravitational figures of these bodies to a considerably greater extent than the terrestrial ones which are almost completely compensated.