• Question: Which planet has the most gravity

    Asked by 962spce38 to Aisling, Colin, Laurence, Ned, Niamh on 7 Mar 2016.
    • Photo: Laurence O'Rourke

      Laurence O'Rourke answered on 7 Mar 2016:

      Gravity is linked to the size/mass so as Jupiter is the biggest then it has the most gravity. The comet Rosetta is orbiting has a gravity 100,000 times less than that of the earth. The Philae lander weighs 100kg on earth but 1 gramme on the comet.

    • Photo: Colin Shirran

      Colin Shirran answered on 10 Mar 2016:

      Like Laurence said, gravity is linked to the amount of mass an object has not necessarily it’s size, and Jupiter has the largest mass. Interestingly enough, did you know that if you could put Saturn in a big enough body of water it would float!

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