[katesisco (OP)]

you will love this:  http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-12911806
 

[CliffordK]

That is very similar to the Grace Project.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravity_Recovery_and_Climate_Experiment



The fallacy is that it is the gravity of earth as measured from space which isn't the same as the gravity as measured from the surface.

So, the Alps, Andes, Rockies, Himalayas, etc...  all show up with higher gravity from space, but lower gravity from the surface of the planet.