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Mirrors on the moon. Via NASA. |
So, just as a moving electron creates a magnetic field, a moving mass generates a gravitomagnetic field. The field exerts a sideways force, similar to the force a magnetic field exerts on a charged particle, on any mass moving though it, causing the object’s path to deflect.
Sometimes, things like gravitomagnetism come along in the course of your coffee break reading and blow your mind WHEN YOU'RE NOT EVEN STONED.