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How did gravity worked on the Death Star? (feddit.org)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 12 points 3 months ago (1 children)

i don't know much about star wars, but wouldn't gravity be weaker near the centre as you'd have less mass below you and more above you

[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago

Assuming the mass is evenly distributed the mass above you doesn't contribute any additional gravitational force. The mass above you can be described as a hollow sphere. Inside such a sphere all gravitational components cancel out. So its just important that less mass is below you