How is surface gravity affect by radius of a planet?

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2026-08-02 15:25

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Absolutely. The two factors that affect gravity are density and volume. For example Jupiter has 11 times the diameter, and 1400 times the volume of Earth, and yet only experiences 2.5 times the gravitational pull of earth. The reason is the density of Jupiter is 1/4 that of Earth.

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