A simple way to measure the shape of warped spacetime
Background
I've wondered for years about ways to visualize how mass (and hence gravity) affects the curvature of spacetime. The 'bowling ball on a rubber sheet' while being useful for the simplest of explanations is simultaneously not helpful in quantifying the actual metric involved. While this other question about gravity and the volume of space is very related, it is not a duplicate because I plan a followup question with a slightly different take on the actual measurement of the change of volume. This question is about a simple way to measure the effect in a more direct or applied way. Also, in case anyone wonders, no this is not a homework question. 483
I'm an enthusiast who follows cosmology but wished he had taken more math in school.
Setup
Using an empty universe to start with, (<PERSON> space?) we can use geometry to calculate the enclosed space, it's simply pi * r^2 so for this question we want to use a radius of 1 AU (149,597,870,700 meters) to get 7.0307345e+22 square meters.
If we then add a body with the mass of 1 solar mass (our Sun) at the center of the space, this creates a curvature in the space around the body. One question I haven't approached is how the curvature affects the distance measurement, the the current assumption is the radius of interest is still 1 AU since it is perpendicular to the angle of curvature.
Now, we want to place four flat perfectly reflective mirrors in orbit around the body such that if we shine a laser at one of the mirrors, the beam of light reflects off of it and then each of the other 3 in turn to come back along the same path and create a closed loop of light. Of course, for the purposes of this question, we posit that their position and orientation are fixed in such a way as to maintain the closed loop of light. The question is not about astrodynamics and orbits but the curvature of spacetime.
Assumption: The distance between the mass and the mirror is identical between the two scenarios. I realize that there might be some GR/SR weirdness that could affect this assumption so please mention it if this assumption should be discarded. Notice that I did not stipulate a specific angle or orientation for the mirrors as the goal is to discover the desired angle that closes the circuit of light.
Question(s)
A) Is there only one distance from the body where this is possible?
B) What is the angle of reflection of the beam in a single mirror?
C) What is the enclosed volume of the area enclosed by the beam if the distance from the center of mass to the mirror was 1 light year?
D) Does the difference in the measurement between flat space versus warped space imply that it is possible for space itself to have a density? That is, for the same enclosed space (1 AU^2 * pi), does one scenario contain a larger/smaller amount of space for the same volume? 275