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Your Weight on Other Planets
Mars
We'll assume that you have a mass of 50 kg (that's equivalent to
approximately 110 pounds). Tap on a planet icon below to see how much
you would weigh on that planet.
Earth
Uranus
Saturn
Venus
Jupiter
Neptune
Mercury
Your Weight on Other Planets
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Fun Facts About Mercury:
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which is equal to 41 pounds.
2.43 x 106
Having virtually no atmosphere, the surface of Mercury is scarred
by numerous craters - a signature of asteroid impacts. With no
atmosphere to reflect sunlight or trap irradiated heat, daytime and
evening temperatures vary widely between 427°C and -179°C.
This photo was taken by the Mariner 10 spacecraft during a 1974
flyby. It is the first image acquired of Mercury during the Mariner 10
space mission.
3.20 x 1023
50 kg
you would weigh 490 N or 110 pounds on Earth; but on
Mercury, you would weigh ...
180 N
This color-enhanced photo was taken in 1974 by the Mariner 10
spacecraft. It highlights the thick, CO2-rich atmosphere that keeps
Venus' surface hot enough to melt lead.
441 N
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A day on Venus lasts longer than a year on Venus. That is, it
takes Venus longer to rotate about its axis (243 Earth-days) than it
takes to orbit the sun (117 Earth-days).
which is equal to 99 pounds.
6.07 x 106
you would weigh 490 N or 110 pounds on Earth; but on
Venus, you would weigh ...
Fun Facts About Venus:
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domain.http://grin.hq.nasa.gov/ABSTRACTS/GPN-2002-000112.html
6.37 x 106
Fun Facts About Earth:
Earth is home to the earthling - the most intelligent and
inquisitive creature in the solar system. Earthlings have a genuine
hunger to understand the natural world and have pursued science as the
avenue to satisfy that hunger.
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you would weigh 490 N or 110 pounds on Earth; but you
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This photo was taken by NASA's GOES 8 weather satellite. The
satellite gathers information about clouds that meteorologists use to
create 3D weather models.
which is equal to 42 pounds.
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188 N
Fun Facts About Mars:
Mars is known as the Red Planet due to its red appearance. The red
appearance is due to iron-rich minerals on its surface in addition to
the iron-rich dust that is kicked up into its thin atmosphere by wind
storms.
3.38 x 106
6.42 x 1023
This photo was taken by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. The photo
shows the water-ice clouds, the polar regions, and many geological
features that make Mars a current focus of research.
you would weigh 490 N or 110 pounds on Earth; but on
Mars, you would weigh ...
1302 N
Jupiter is the most massive planet in the solar system. It has
four large moons and more than 50 moons in all. It has a system of
three rings, believed to have been formed from debris that was
scattered by asteroid collisions with its moons.
1.90 x 1027
6.98 x 107
Fun Facts About Jupiter:
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you would weigh 490 N or 110 pounds on Earth; but on
Jupiter, you would weigh ...
which is equal to 293 pounds.
This photo was taken by the Cassini spacecraft, showing the
stripes of color (caused by strong winds) and the Giant Red Spot that
characterize Jupiter's appearance.
Saturn is known for its rings - a collection of orbiting dust and
ice that extends hundreds of thousands kilometers from the planet's
surface. The rings are abnormally thin, estimated as being 10 meters
(~30 feet) in height.
This photo is a composite of several images captured by the
Cassini spacecraft in 2004. The photo depicts the elaborate ring system
that surrounds this gas giant of a planet.
you would weigh 490 N or 110 pounds on Earth; but on
Saturn, you would weigh ...
which is equal to 126 pounds.
560 N
5.68 x 1026
5.82 x 107
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Fun Facts About Saturn:
This photo was taken by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. It depicts
the blue atmosphere of Uranus and captures one of its moons casting a
shadow on Uranus' surface.
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8.68 x 1025
Fun Facts About Uranus:
you would weigh 490 N or 110 pounds on Earth; but on
Uranus, you would weigh ...
Unlike other planets, Uranus rotates in a direction that is at
right angles to its orbital plane. This odd angle of rotation is
believed to be the result of a collision with an earth-sized asteroid
which significantly altered its axis of rotation.
which is equal to 102 pounds.
452 N
2.53 x 107
2.45 x 107
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567 N
Fun Facts About Neptune:
Neptune is a windy planet with winds that are three times stronger
than those found on Jupiter. The Great Dark Spot shown in the photo is
a storm similar to Jupiter's Great Red Spot. Unlike Jupiter's storm,
Neptune's storms last for only a few years.
1.02 x 1026
This photo was taken by the Voyager 2 spacecraft in 1989. The
photo shows Neptune's Great Dark Spot - a storm in the atmosphere that
was the size of Earth.
which is equal to 128 pounds.
you would weigh 490 N or 110 pounds on Earth; but on
Neptune, you would weigh ...
Neptune
Having virtually no atmosphere, the surface of Mercury is scarred
by numerous craters - a signature of asteroid impacts. With no
atmosphere to reflect sunlight or trap irradiated heat, daytime and
evening temperatures vary widely between 427°C and -179°C.
you would weigh BBB N or CCC pounds on Earth; but on
Mercury, you would weigh ...
you would weigh BBB N or CCC pounds on Earth; but on
Venus, you would weigh ...
A day on Venus lasts longer than a year on Venus. That is, it
takes Venus longer to rotate about its axis (243 Earth-days) than it
takes to orbit the sun (117 Earth-days).
you would weigh BBB N or CCC pounds on Earth; but you
likely already knew that.
You need to tap one of the buttons at the bottom of the widget and
visit a more interesting planet.
you would weigh BBB N or CCC pounds on Earth; but on
Mars, you would weigh ...
you would weigh BBB N or CCC pounds on Earth; but on
Jupiter, you would weigh ...
you would weigh BBB N or CCC pounds on Earth; but on
Saturn, you would weigh ...
you would weigh BBB N or CCC pounds on Earth; but on
Uranus, you would weigh ...
you would weigh BBB N or CCC pounds on Earth; but on
Neptune, you would weigh ...