The strongest gravitational pulls are market in yellow, while the weakest ones are colored blue. Scientists at European Space Agency compiled the model from data sent back from a satellite launched into space in March 2009.
As you can see, the geoid, as it's called, doesn't neatly match up with the contours of the Earth's surface. The model represents a theoretical look at how things would look in the absence of distortions caused by ocean currents and continental crust features - in other words, if the world stopped still and everything was in equilibrium.
