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How is the Moon 1% of Earth’s mass, but its gravity is 17% of Earth’s?

How can it be that the Moon’s mass is a little over 1 percent of Earth’s mass, while its gravity is about 17 percent of Earth’s gravity? Why aren’t the mass and gravity more closely correlated? John HaleyHuntsville, Alabama The answer to your question can be found in the universal law of gravitation, which statesContinue reading "How is the Moon 1% of Earth’s mass, but its gravity is 17% of Earth’s?" The post How is

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How can it be that the Moon’s mass is a little over 1 percent of Earth’s mass, while its gravity is about 17 percent of Earth’s gravity? Why aren’t the mass and gravity more closely correlated? John HaleyHuntsville, Alabama The answer to your question can be found in the universal law of gravitation, which statesContinue reading “How is the Moon 1% of Earth’s mass, but its gravity is 17% of Earth’s?”

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