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Gravity behaves exactly the same on Mercury as it does on Earth. The forces
between Mercury and any other mass are proportional to the product of Mercury's
mass and the other mass, and inversely proportional to the square of the distance
between Mercury's center and the other object's center.
Mercury's size is about 38% as big as the Earth's size, which would place the
center of an object on its surface closer to the planet's center, and cause a
greater gravitational force. But its mass is only 5.5% of Earth's mass. So the
force of gravity between Mercury and an object on its surface winds up being
only about 37% of the gravitational force on the same object when it's on
Earth's surface.
That means that a person who weighs 100 pounds on Earth would weigh
37 pounds on Mercury.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 9y agoMercury does have gravity, but it has much less than the Earth. Mercury has relatively low gravity due to its relatively small mass.
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∙ 15y agoMercury has very little gravity Mercury has very little gravity
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∙ 12y agoThe planet Mercury is relatively small, and it has a light gravity, about 38% of Earth's.
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∙ 7y agoMercury is the least massive of the eight planets (there are dwarf planets which are smaller, such as Pluto and Eris). Gravity is directly related to mass.
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∙ 11y agono it doesn't
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Is gravity on earth greater or less then gravity on mercury?
The gravity on Earth is stronger than the gravity on Mercury.
Why is the specific gravity of mercury on the moon not the same as its specific gravity on earth?
The gravity at the surface of Mercury is less than the gravity at the surface of the Earth because Mercury has less mass than Earth does.
Would a can be crushed due to gravity or atmospheric pressure on mercury?
No, because Mercury has practically no atmosphere and only a little more than a third the gravity of earth.
Would the gravity on the planet Mercury squash someone?
No. The gravity on Mercury is less than half that of Earth.
Does mercury have stronger or weaker weaker gravity?
it has weaker gravity than Earth
Is there more or less gravity on Mercury than Earth?
There is much less gravity on Mercury.
Does the earth have more gravity than mercury?
Yes, the bigger the planet the more gravity.
Is gravity on earth greater or less then gravity on mercury?
The gravity on Earth is stronger than the gravity on Mercury.
Does mercury have more or less gravity than the earth?
yes no
Does Mercury have stronger or weaker gravity than Earth?
There less gravity on Mercury than on Earth.
Why is the specific gravity of mercury on the moon not the same as its specific gravity on earth?
The gravity at the surface of Mercury is less than the gravity at the surface of the Earth because Mercury has less mass than Earth does.
Why does Mercury and Mars have less gravity than Earth?
Why does Mercury and Mars have less gravity than Earth because they both have less mass than does the Earth.
Does Jupiter have more or less gravity than Earth?
there is more gravity on Jupiter than on Earth.
Would a can be crushed due to gravity or atmospheric pressure on mercury?
No, because Mercury has practically no atmosphere and only a little more than a third the gravity of earth.
Why does mercury has lower gravity than earth?
Simply because Mercury is much less massive than earth.
Would the gravity on the planet Mercury squash someone?
No. The gravity on Mercury is less than half that of Earth.
Is Mercury's gravity pull to little?
If compared to earth, mercury has little gravity pull as its mass is much less than earth's mass.
