This chart compares the surface gravity of the eight planets in the Solar System, measured in meters per second squared. Jupiter's gravity is the strongest at 23.1 m/s², while Mercury and Mars share the weakest at 3.7 m/s² - about a third o...
About: Planets by Surface Gravity
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Gravity across the Solar System is surprisingly forgiving: despite Jupiter having 318 times Earth's mass, its cloud-top gravity is only 2.4 times stronger, because its enormous radius pushes the surface far from the center of mass. Saturn offers the oddest case - a planet 95 times Earth's mass where you would weigh slightly less than at home (9.0 vs 9.8 m/s²). Mercury and Mars tie at 3.7 m/s², meaning an astronaut could jump nearly three times higher there than on Earth. That low Martian gravity is a double-edged sword for colonization: easier landings and launches, but unknown long-term effects on human bone and muscle, which evolved for a 9.8 m/s² world.
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Planets by Surface Gravity
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Surface Gravity (m/s²) · All Time| # | Category | All Time |
|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | Jupiter | 23.10 |
| 🥈 | Neptune | 11 |
| 🥉 | Earth | 9.80 |
| 4 | Saturn | 9 |
| 5 | Venus | 8.90 |
| 6 | Uranus | 8.70 |
| 7 | Mercury | 3.70 |
| 8 | Mars | 3.70 |
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