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The importantidea here is a planet's "surface gravity".

That's the measure of the planet's gravitational "pull"at its surface.

The larger this number, the heavier the weight ofan object on the surface of the planet.

For example, the "surface gravity" on Mars is only 38% of the Earth's.

So, if you could be on the surface of Mars, your weight would be 38% of your weight on Earth.

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