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How big (in meters) could the difference be between ECI and ECEF coordinates at midnight UTC?
Is the only difference due to leap seconds, etc. or other differences between UTC and updated forms of universal time, such as UT1? In other words, are all earth-centered inertial (ECI) coordinate ...
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Will we gain some extra hours if we travel in the direction of the rotation of the earth? [closed]
I heard that If we travel for long distances in the direction of the rotation of the earth, we can gain some extra hours in the journey.
Is it true? What if we travel in the opposite direction?