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Re:NASA is working on new clock for the Moon by couchand on Saturday April 06, 2024 @09:22AM (#39952267)
You are theoretically correct (the best kind of correct).

However: Is this difference of a magnitude exceeding everyday nonrelativistic clock drift?

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Re:NASA is working on new clock for the Moon by fsh on Saturday April 06, 2024 @10:01AM (#39952498)
Yes, this is a huge effect relative to the stability and accuracy of modern atomic clocks. Even a few hundred meters of elevation difference on earth is easily visible in clock comparisons and has to be accounted for.
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Re:NASA is working on new clock for the Moon by robertlagrant on Saturday April 06, 2024 @10:14AM (#39952586)
But to what extent? 1s a day? 1s a century?
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Re:NASA is working on new clock for the Moon by fsh on Saturday April 06, 2024 @10:42AM (#39952844)
It's in the article: 58.7 microseconds per day which corresponds to 17.6 km of position drift in navigation applications.
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