Which Planet Has the Strongest Pull? | Sciencing Which Planet Has the Strongest Pull? By Chris Deziel Jupiterimages/Photos.com/Getty Images One of Sir Isaac Newton's accomplishments was to establish that the gravitational force between two bodies is proportional to their masses. All other things being equal, therefore, the planet with the strongest pull is the one with the largest mass, which is Jupiter. It is so massive and has such a strong gravitational pull, it likely prevented the formation of a planet between itself and Mars in the region known as the asteroid belt. Massive Gravitation Jupiter is by far the largest planet in the solar system -- all the rest of the planets, put together, would easily fit inside it. It has a mass of 1.898 octillion kilograms (4.184 octillion pounds), which is more than 317 times the mass of the Earth. Jupiter is a gaseous planet and doesn't have a fixed surface, but if you could stand at a point in its atmosphere at which the atmospheric pressure is the same as on Earth's surface, your weight would be 2.4 times what it is on Earth.

Jupiter and the Asteroid Belt In the late 1700s, a pair of German astronomers discovered a mathematical formula that allowed them to predict the distances of the planets from the sun with surprising accuracy. This relationship, known as the Titius-Bode Rule, is reliable enough to have contributed to the discovery of Uranus, although it fails to correctly predict the orbits of Neptune or Pluto. It is accurate as far as the first seven planets are concerned, however, and it predicts the existence of a planet in the region occupied by the asteroid belt. The intense gravity of Jupiter is the probable reason why no such planet exists. Almost a Star Jupiter is almost big enough to be a star, but it would have needed to be approximately 80 times more massive when it formed for its gravitational field to be strong enough to initiate hydrogen fusion at its core. As it is, it has attracted 50 moons large enough to have names and 18 smaller ones. Some of these moons were probably formed at the same time that the planet formed, but others may be captured comets and asteroids that have wandered into the solar system from interstellar space.

Some, like comet Shoemaker-Levy 9, eventually orbit within Jupiter's Roche limit -- the closest a body can approach a planet without being pulled apart by the planet's gravity -- where they break apart and fall to the planet's surface. Jupiter and Neighboring Planets Jupiter's gravitation attraction has profound effects on the rest of the planets in the solar system. It protects the inner planets from asteroid impacts by attracting asteroids and altering their trajectories. It also causes Mars to orbit in an elliptical path around the sun, which has an effect on the seasons on that planet. The gravitational pull of Jupiter also perturbs Mercury's orbit, which is already highly eccentric, and it may lead to the destruction of that planet, according to astrophysicists Jacques Laskar and Gregory Laughlin. Their computer simulations predict that Mercury could crash into the sun, Venus or Earth, or be ejected from the solar system, in about 5 to 7 billion years. References How Strong is Gravity on Other Planets? - Universe Today Universe Today How Strong is Gravity on Other Planets?

Article Updated: 30 Dec , 2015 by Matt Williams Gravity is a fundamental force of physics, one which we Earthlings tend to take for granted. You can’t really blame us. Having evolved over the course of billions of years in Earth’s environment, we are used to living with the pull of a steady 1 g (or 9.8 m/s²). However, for those who have gone into space or set foot on the Moon, gravity is a very tenuous and precious thing. Basically, gravity is dependent on mass, where all things – from stars, planets, and galaxies to light and sub-atomic particles – are attracted to one another. Depending on the size, mass and density of the object, the gravitational force it exerts varies. And when it comes to the planets of our Solar System , which vary in size and mass, the strength of gravity on their surfaces varies considerably. For example, Earth ‘s gravity, as already noted, is equivalent to 9.80665 m/s² (or 32.174 ft/s²).

This means that an object, if held above the ground and let go, will accelerate towards the surface at a speed of about 9.8 meters for every second of free fall. This is the standard for measuring gravity on other planets, which is also expressed as a single g. In accordance with Isaac Newton’s law of universal gravitation , the gravitational attraction between two bodies can be expressed mathematically as F = G (m¹m²/r²) – where F is the force, m1 and m2 are the masses of the objects interacting, r is the distance between the centers of the masses and G is the gravitational constant (6.674×10-11 N m2/kg2 ). Based on their sizes and masses, the gravity on another planet is often expressed in terms of g units as well as in terms of the rate of free-fall acceleration. So how exactly do the planets of our Solar System stack up in terms of their gravity compared to Earth?

Like this: Gravity on Mercury: With a mean radius of about 2,440 km and a mass of 3.30 × 1023 kg, Mercury is approximately 0.383 times the size of Earth and only 0.055 as massive. This makes Mercury the smallest and least massive planet in the Solar System. However, thanks to its high density – a robust 5.427 g/cm3, which is just slightly lower than Earth’s 5.514 g/cm3 – Mercury has a surface gravity of 3.7 m/s², which is the equivalent of 0.38 g. Gravity anomalies on Mercury—mass concentrations (red) suggest subsurface structure and evolution. Credit: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center/Johns Hopkins University/Carnegie Institution of Washington Gravity on Venus: Venus is similar to Earth in many ways, which is why it is often referred to as “Earth’s twin”.

With a mean radius of 4.6023×108 km2, a mass of 4.8675×1024 kg, and a density of 5.243 g/cm3, Venus is equivalent in size to 0.9499 Earths, 0.815 times as massive, and roughly 0.95 times as dense. Hence, it is no surprise why the gravity on Venus is very close to that of Earth’s – 8.87 m/s2, or 0.904 g. Gravity on the Moon: This is one astronomical body where human beings have been able to test out the affects of diminished gravity in person. Calculations based on its mean radius (1737 km), mass (7.3477 x 10²² kg), and density (3.3464 g/cm³), and the missions conducted by the Apollo astronauts , the surface gravity on the Moon has been measured to be 1.62 m/s2 , or 0.1654 g. Gravity on Mars: Mars is also similar to Earth in many key respects.

However, when it comes to size, mass and density, Mars is comparatively small. In fact, its mean radius of 3.389 km is the equivalent of roughly 0.53 Earths, while its mass (6.4171×1023 kg) is just 0.107 Earths. Its density, meanwhile, is about o.71 of Earths, coming in at a relatively modest 3.93 g/cm³. Because of this, Mars has 0.38 times the gravity of Earth, which works out to 3.711 m/s². Mars Gravity Model 2011, showing variations of gravity accelerations over Mars’s surface. Credit: geodesy.curtin.edu.au Gravity on Jupiter: Jupiter is the largest and most massive planet in the Solar System. Its mean radius, at 69,911 ± 6 km, makes it 10.97 the times the size of Earth, while its mass (1.8986×1027 kg) is the equivalent of 317.8 Earths.

But being a gas giant, Jupiter is naturally less dense than Earth and other terrestrial planets, with a mean density of 1.326 g/cm3. What’s more, being a gas giant, Jupiter does not have a true surface. If one were to stand on it, they would simply sink until they eventually arrived at its (theorized) solid core. As a result, Jupiter’s surface gravity (which is defined as the force of gravity at its cloud tops), is 24.79 m/s, or 2.528 g. Gravity on Saturn: Like Jupiter, Saturn is a huge gas giant that is significantly larger and more massive than Earth, but far less dense. In short, its mean radius is 58232±6 km (9.13 Earths), its mass is 5.6846×1026 kg (95.15 times as massive), and has a density of 0.687 g/cm3.

As a result, its surface gravity (again, measured from the top of its clouds) is just slightly more than Earth’s, which is 10.44 m/s² (or 1.065 g). Gravity on Uranus: With a mean radius of 25,360 km and a mass of 8.68 × 1025 kg, Uranus is approximately 4 times the size of Earth and 14.536 times as massive. However, as a gas giant, its density (1.27 g/cm3) is significantly lower than Earth’s. Hence, why its surface gravity (measured from its cloud tops) is slightly weaker than Earth’s – 8.69 m/s2, or 0.886 g. Gravity on Neptune: With a mean radius of 24,622 ± 19 km and a mass of 1.0243×1026 kg, Neptune is the fourth largest planet in the Solar System. All told, it is 3.86 times the size of Earth and 17 times as massive.

But, being a gas giant, it has a low density of 1.638 g/cm3. All of this works out to a surface gravity of 11.15 m/s2 (or 1.14 g), which again is measured at Neptune’s cloud tops. All in all, gravity runs the gamut here in the Solar System, ranging from 0.38 g on Mercury and Mars to a powerful 2.528 g atop Jupiter’s clouds. And on the Moon, were astronauts have ventured, it is a very mild 0.1654 g, which allowed from some fun experiments in near-weightlessness! Understanding the effect of zero-gravity on the human body has been essential to space travel, especially where long-duration missions in orbit and to the International Space Station have been concerned. In the coming decades, knowing how to simulate it will come in handy when we start sending astronauts on deep space missions. And of course, knowing just how strong it is on other planets will be essential to manned missions (and perhaps even settlement) there.

Given that humanity evolved in a 1 g environment, knowing how we will fare on planets that have only a fraction of the gravity could mean the difference between life and death. Wikijunior:Solar System/About gravity, mass, and weight - Wikibooks, open books for an open world Wikijunior:Solar System/About gravity, mass, and weight From Wikibooks, open books for an open world This is the latest reviewed version , checked on 12 May 2015. (+) Quality: minimal Jump to: navigation , search Please see About weight and gravity for an alternate version of this module. Do you know your weight in kilograms or pounds? On Earth, your weight is a number. If you are heavier, then this number is larger. If you go to the moon, or to a space station, is this number the same? Some people say that it is the same, and some people say that it is different. To understand why, you need to know about gravity, mass, and weight. Contents Mass[ edit ] Like many words, the word weight can have several different meanings. One meaning of weight is called mass. The word "mass" is used in astronomy and other parts of science.

The mass of an object is simply the amount of material the object is made of. The more material the object is made of, the more mass it has. Things that have a big mass are harder to move and harder to stop than objects with just a little bit of mass. So an empty box (with only air inside) is easier to move than a box filled with books. The box with books has more material, and so more mass, than the empty box. Our mass is a number for how much stuff there is in our body. That is, if we grow, adding more cells to our body, or retaining more body fat or increasing how big our muscles are, our mass will increase; the number for your mass becomes larger. If we start a diet, and reduce how much fat is kept by our body, the number for our mass becomes smaller. In countries that use the metric system, also called the "Le Système International d'Unités" or SI, the units of mass used for the weight of people is often kilograms (kg). Suppose that a child has a mass of 40 kg. Now suppose the child goes to the moon or to a space station, but does not change in body composition.

Then the number for how much stuff the body has does not change. The child's mass on the moon or at a space station is 40 kg. Our mass on any planet on the solar system (Jupiter, Venus, Earth, or anywhere else) is the same. But if we step on a scale, the reading will be different on all of these planets, because a scale measures weight, not mass, and weight depends on gravity as well as on mass. Gravity[ edit ] There is another meaning of weight, called "force of gravity". The word "weight" can mean one of two things, "mass" or "force of gravity". But what is "gravity"? Suppose we jump into the air. We cannot fly, but instead we fall and land on the ground. There is a force which pulls us to the ground. This force is called gravity. The Earth makes gravity, so every time that we jump, we will land on Earth again, because the Earth's gravity pulls us, and we are not strong enough to jump fast enough to escape that gravity. Which objects make gravity? To make significant gravity, an object must have a very large number for mass. A child may only be 40 kg.

The Earth's mass is about 6 million billion billion kg. (That's six followed by twenty-four zeros). The Earth has enough mass to make us fall, as quickly as we do, when we jump. All things with mass make gravity and attract one another. The more mass an object has, the more it attracts other objects toward it. So while the Earth pulls on a child, the child also pulls on the Earth. The force on the child is the same as the force on the earth. Because the earth is so massive, that force moves it very little. If we could look very closely, though, we would see that when the child jumps, the Earth is pushed away by the force of the child's legs, a very small distance, mostly it's the child who moves. And then, when the child falls, the Earth also "falls" just a little bit toward the child. Everything with mass makes gravity. When we are on Earth, the moon, the other planets, and the sun are far away, and the force of gravity gets smaller with distance, so we land on Earth again. (Gravity pulls us towards the center of any massive object.

Because we are so close to the center of the Earth, compared to the center of other planets and the Sun, we are mostly pulled toward the center of the Earth when we are on the Earth. Gravity would pull us towards the center of the Venus, or any planet, if we were on the Venus or another planet.) Suppose we went to the moon. Now the Earth is too far away to have much effect on how we would fall. If we jump from the moon, we will land on the moon again. The mass of the moon is about 70 thousand billion billion kg. This is much less than the mass of the Earth, 81 Moons would have as much mass as the Earth. The force of gravity varies directly with the two masses that we consider, multiplied together. If we are jumping on the moon, our mass would be the same as on the Earth, but the mass of the Earth is 81 times that of the Moon, so the attractive force, if we were at the same distance from the center of the Earth or Moon, would be 1/81 as great for the Moon as for the Earth.

Because the Moon is smaller, though, we are closer to the center, and the gravity on the Moon's surface is about one sixth that of the gravity on the surface of the Earth. To describe how gravity changes with distance is a little more complicated. If we divide the distance by two, we will increase the force by two times two, or four. That's said this way: "The force of gravity varies with the inverse square of the distance." When the distance is large, a little change in distance makes almost no change in the force of gravity, but the change in gravity from moving from a beach near the ocean to the top of a mountain can be measured. It's not enough to notice just from how it feels to jump! Force[ edit ] Gravity exerts a force and that force may be measured in units called "newtons." The force on a mass exerted by gravity will vary with the mass and how strong the gravity is where the mass is located. If we double the mass we will double the force. However, when we push on an object that is free to move, that object will start to move in the direction we push.

How fast it moves depends on three things: how hard we push, the mass of the object, and how long we push. The more massive the object, the slower will be its response to our pushing. The result is that, although the force of gravity increases with mass, the motion decreases with mass, and these two effects cancel each other out. So how fast things fall doesn't change with the mass. However, other things may change it, especially friction or air resistance. A cannonball is pulled more strongly by gravity than a ball-bearing, but it has more mass and takes more effort to start moving. A ball-bearing has less mass, but takes less effort to start moving. Both then take the same amount of time to roll down a ramp, and perhaps you have seen or will see a demonstration of something like this. Why, then, does something like a feather or piece of paper take so much longer to fall to the ground than a cannonball? This is because the resistance from the air in which they are falling is much greater for the feather or paper than for the cannonball. The resistance is a force opposite in direction to the motion, so it reduces the net force on the object. (Gravity is always attracting us to the center of the Earth.

Even when we are standing on the ground. The ground resists the force of gravity, pushing back up with an equal and opposite force, so we stay put.) What happens, then, if there is no air? In 1971, astronaut David Scott visited the Moon, where there is no air. He held a feather and hammer, each in one hand, and then dropped them at the same time. They both hit the surface of the moon, also at the same time. A table showing how gravity changes what happens elsewhere[ edit ] If we were able to travel to another world, like the astronauts of the Apollo lunar exploration crews, there are a number of things that we would notice that are different from what you would experience on the Earth. There are also some things that would be just the same. The following is a table regarding what kinds of experiences, if we weigh 40 kg. on Earth, would have if we visited different planets or moons in the Solar System: Earth 53 m (into Martian orbit) In a pressurized chamber like a huge domed city, on the Moon, we would be able to put on wings and flap our arms to fly like birds do here on the Earth.

Human powered flight is almost impossible here on the Earth because humans weigh too much here. Phobos is one of the moons of Mars, and is so tiny that the gravity is very low. For example, if we kicked a ball really hard it could leave Phobos completely and go into orbit as a separate object orbiting Mars. Jumping up would take several minutes before the gravity would pull us back down, so we could jump over a mountain on that moon of Mars if we wanted to. Of all the objects in the Solar System with a "solid" surface that we could walk on, the Earth has the strongest gravity. Jupiter and Saturn may have stronger gravity, but there is nothing we can say is a "solid" surface to walk on. There may be planets that are larger than the Earth with a solid surface, but they are not found in our Solar System. (However, if there were a floating platform on Jupiter or Saturn, we could walk on it, but it would be difficult, we'd weigh so much.) Which planet has the weakest gravity? | Reference.com Which planet has the weakest gravity? A: Quick Answer The planet with the weakest gravitational pull is Mercury.

Mercury's gravitational pull is 3.7 meters per second-squared, which is less than half Earth's gravitational pull of 9.81 meters per second-squared. An object that weighs 100 pounds on Earth would weigh 38 pounds on Mercury. Full Answer The planet with the strongest gravitational pull is Jupiter. Its pull of 24.79 meters per second-squared is 2.53 times the gravity experienced on Earth. Objects that weigh 100 pounds on Earth would weigh 253 pounds on Jupiter. A planet's distance from the sun is not a factor in its gravitational pull; gravity is actually determined by the planet's mass. Why do the planets go around the Sun? Some visitors to the Gheens Science Hall & Rauch Planetarium at the University of Louisville in Kentucky recently asked why the planets go around the Sun. Most people take this fact for granted, but the answer involves many interesting ideas and important concepts. I'll touch on a few. First of all, saying the planets go around the Sun is just another way of saying the planets are in orbit around the Sun. A planet orbiting the Sun is like the moon or a NASA satellite orbiting Earth.

Now why does a planet orbit the Sun and not the Sun orbit the planet? The lighter object orbits the heavier one, and the Sun is, by far, the heaviest object in the solar system. The Sun is 1000 times heavier than the largest planet, Jupiter (which also happens to be my favorite planet), and it is more than 300,000 times heavier than Earth (another planet I am very fond of). In the same way, the moon and satellites we launch orbit Earth because they are so much lighter than our planet. But now we still have the question of why anything orbits something else. The reasons are complicated but the first good explanation was provided by one of the greatest scientists ever, Isaac Newton, who lived in England about 300 years ago. He was very well known when he was alive, being admired by many people for answering some of the most difficult and fascinating scientific questions of his day, but I'm sorry to say his long life generally was not a happy one. I wonder how he would have felt to know that even hundreds of years after his death, he is widely considered to be one of the most brilliant, important, and productive scientists ever to have lived.

Newton realized that the reason the planets orbit the Sun is related to why objects fall to Earth when we drop them. The Sun's gravity pulls on the planets, just as Earth's gravity pulls down anything that is not held up by some other force and keeps you and me on the ground. Heavier objects (really, more massive ones) produce a bigger gravitational pull than lighter ones, so as the heavyweight in our solar system, the Sun exerts the strongest gravitational pull. Now if the Sun is pulling the planets, why don't they just fall in and burn up? Well, in addition to falling toward the Sun, the planets are moving sideways. This is the same as if you have a weight on the end of a string. If you swing it around, you are constantly pulling it toward your hand, just as the gravity of the Sun pulls the planet in, but the motion sideways keeps the ball swinging around. Without that sideways motion, it would fall to the center; and without the pull toward the center, it would go flying off in a straight line, which is, of course, exactly what happens if you let go of the string. Here are some other Space Place pages to explore: Video: Which Planet Has the Strongest Pull?

| eHow Which Planet Has the Strongest Pull? The gravitational pull of a planet depends directly with mass. Find out which planet has the strongest pull with help from an experienced astronomy professional in this free video clip. Part of the Video Series: Planets & Moons Comments Video Transcript Hi, my name is Eylene Pirez, and I'm an astrophysicist, and this is "which planet has the strongest pull?" So, the gravitational pull of a planet depends, directly with mass. So, the most massive planet has the highest gravitational pull. And, in our solar system, the biggest planet is Jupiter, so, we know that Jupiter has to have the highest gravitational pull. So, I'm going to demonstrate how to figure out the gravitational forces and how to compare them with each other. So, let's say we have Jupiter, and Earth, and let's try to compare both of them. Let's say that we have a rock on the surface of each planet, and each rock is one kilogram.

Now, we wanna know what is the gravitational pull that that rock feels when it's at the surface of Jupiter, and when it's at the surface of Earth, and that should give us a ratio of how strong is the gravitational pull of Jupiter compared to Earth's. So, the first thing that we need to know is the equation for the gravitational forces. And, the gravitational forces, the absolute value of it because we're looking just at the strength, as a strength, not the direction, is the gravitational constant G, the mass of the first planet, the mass of the second planet, and a distance between them, squared. Now, in order to calculate this example, we're gonna just look at this number. So, G is six point six seven times 10 to the minus 11, meter cubed, kilogram per second square. Now, let's look at the mass of the Earth. So, let's figure out the force for, on the Earth. So, we have a one kilogram rock at the surface of the earth.

We are going to need mass one, which is going to be the Earth, the mass of the Earth, mass two, the mass of the rock, which is one kilogram, and then, the distance between both of them, which is going to be the radius of the Earth, right? 'Cause this how, that's how far it is from the center of the Earth. So, here, let's plug it into the equation. We have six point six seven, times 10 to the minus 11, and then, this is times the mass one, which is the mass of the Earth. And, this is going to be six times 10 to the 24th kilograms. And, then, the mass of the rock, we said it was one kilogram. And, then, let's divide it by the distance square. So, the distance square is six point times 10 to the six meters, and all of this squared. If you plug this into your calculator, you see that the rock, the rock feels nine point five newton's. So, at the surface of the Earth, that one kilogram feels nine point five force.

What does it feel like when it is on the edge of Jupiter. So, the force in Jupiter, we follow the same steps, but now we plug in the mass of Jupiter, which is two times 10 to the 27th kilograms. The rock is still the same rock, so it's one kilogram, and the distance between them is the radius of Jupiter, and the radius of Jupiter is seven times 10 to the seven meters, and we square this. If you plug this into your calculator, you get that you have 27 point two newton's. So, obviously, the rock at the surface of Jupiter is feeling a force way stronger than that on Earth's. Now, exactly how strong, how much stronger it is. If we divide the force of Jupiter, divided by the force of the Earth, we see that it is approximately about two point seven, meaning that the gravitational pull of Jupiter is two point seven times stronger than the gravitational pull of the Earth. And, this is our ways that we can compare the gravitational pull of different planets.

My name is Eylene Pirez, and I'm an astrophysicist, and this is "which planet has the strongest pull?" Featured Compound Interest - The Atmospheres of the Solar System The Atmospheres of the Solar System Click to enlarge We’re heading out of this world for today’s post, to examine the atmospheric compositions of the other planets in the solar system, as well as our own. Practically every other planet in our solar system can be considered to have an atmosphere, apart from perhaps the extremely thin, transient atmosphere of Mercury, with the compositions varying from planet to planet. Different conditions on different planets can also give rise to particular effects. Mercury Mercury doesn’t really have an atmosphere in the strictest sense of the word – its incredibly thin atmosphere is estimated to be over a trillion times thinner than Earth’s. Its gravity is about 38% that of Earth, so it isn’t capable of retaining much of an atmosphere, and in addition, its proximity to the sun means that the solar wind can carry gases away from the surface. Particles from the solar wind, coupled with the vapourisation of surface rock as a result of meteor impacts, are probably the largest contributors to Mercury’s atmosphere.

Venus Venus is similar to Earth in several respects: its density, size, mass, and volume are all comparable. The atmosphere is where the similarities end, however. The atmospheric pressure is around 92 times that found at sea level on Earth, with the main gas being carbon dioxide – the result of previous volcanic eruptions on the planet’s surface. Higher in the atmosphere, the planet also has clouds which are a mixture of sulfur dioxide and sulfuric acid. There is a thick layer of carbon dioxide below these clouds, which subjects the surface of the planet to an intense greenhouse effect. Surface temperature on Venus is around 480˚C – much too hot to sustain life as we know it. Earth Earth’s atmosphere is composed primarily of nitrogen and oxygen, which are essential for the life which inhabits the planet. The composition of the atmosphere is a direct consequence of the plant life. Plants take in carbon dioxide and expel oxygen through photosynthesis, and without them doing so, it’s likely that the percentage of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere would be significantly higher. The greenhouse effect that carbon dioxide is partially responsible for is the result of molecules of greenhouse gases absorbing infrared radiation, which is re-radiated towards the surface of the planet and surrounding atmosphere.

Without this natural warming effect, temperatures on Earth would be significantly lower worldwide. The greenhouse effect is not the same as global warming – this is the intensification of the natural greenhouse effect via the emission of further greenhouse gases into the atmosphere by human activities. Venus is an extreme example of the runaway consequences of increased global warming! Mars The atmosphere of Mars is, much like Venus, composed primarily of carbon dioxide. Having mentioned the extreme greenhouse effect present on Venus as a consequence of the high carbon dioxide levels, it may seem puzzling that the surface temperature of Mars reaches a maximum of 35˚C. This is because the atmosphere of Mars is significantly thinner than that of Venus, so although the proportion of carbon dioxide is comparable, the actual concentration is much lower. The dustiness of the atmosphere gives Mars its characteristic appearance. Jupiter Jupiter is the first of the gas giants, and the largest planet in the solar system. Its atmosphere is, interestingly, fairly similar to the composition of the Sun. Unlike the inner planets, there isn’t a clear point at which the atmosphere of Jupiter stops, and the liquid interior of the planet begins.

Around a third of the way towards the planet’s core, the pressure is high enough for hydrogen to exist as a metallic liquid, which can conduct electricity and is responsible for Jupiter’s electromagnetic field. Jupiter’s banded cloud system contains varying amounts of ammonia, water, and ammonia-sulfur compound clouds, and also complex sulfur, phosphorous and carbon compounds. Saturn Much like Jupiter, the upper clouds in Saturn’s atmosphere are thought to be composed mainly of ammonia ice, with clouds of ammonia hydrosulfide and water lower down. The sulfur present in the atmosphere gives a pale yellow hue to the ammonia clouds. Although not present on the graphic, Saturn’s moon Titan has possibly the most intriguing atmosphere in the solar system, which is the only nitrogen rich atmosphere outside of Earth’s. It’s the only other body in the solar system on which stable surface liquid has ben confirmed, as well as the only other body where it rains – though the rain is liquid methane, rather than water, and it’s estimated there are centuries between each rainfall at specific locations on the surface. Uranus The atmosphere of Uranus is, like Jupiter and Saturn, mostly hydrogen and helium.

However, the slightly higher levels of methane, particularly in the upper atmosphere, cause greater absorption of red light from the sun, in turn causing the planet to appear a blue-cyan colour. Uranus has the coldest atmosphere in the solar system, at approximately -224˚C, and its atmosphere contains much more water ice than Jupiter and Saturn as a consequence of this. Neptune As with Uranus, the blue colouration of Neptune is partially a consequence of the presence of methane – however, as Neptune is a deeper blue, it’s thought that some unknown constituent of the atmosphere must also contribute towards the colour. As the stratosphere of Neptune contains more gaseous hydrocarbons than Uranus, its temperature is marginally higher. Neptune is also home to the strongest winds in the solar system, with their speeds potentially as high as 600 metres per second. EDIT: Pluto Pluto hasn’t been a planet for a fair few years now, but that’s no reason to leave it out of the fun.

On that note, after posting this, I threw this graphic together, so that Pluto doesn’t feel left out in the cold: Click to enlarge EDIT 2: As some have been asking for a version of the graphic including atmospheric pressures of each planet, I’ve produced a PDF version of the graphic that includes this data . Additionally, as another bonus graphic, here’s the atmospheric composition of Titan, where it rains methane every few centuries: What planet has the greatest gravitational pull? | Reference.com What planet has the greatest gravitational pull? A: Quick Answer The planet with the greatest gravitation pull in Earth's solar system is Jupiter. NASA measures the gravity of other planets in relation to Earth. Gravity on Jupiter is about 2.36 times that of Earth, and Pluto has the weakest gravity, which is about 0.059 times Earth's gravity. Full Answer Jupiter has the largest mass of any planet in Earth's solar system, but mass alone doesn't determine gravity. Its pull exists between any two objects with mass, and its strength is determined by their separation distance as well as their masses, according to Newton's Law of Gravity.

Gravity is a force of attraction that not only forms planets but also keeps them in orbit around the sun and causes stars to pull together to create galaxies. Gravitational Pull of the Planets – PlanetFacts.org The Moon Gravitational Pull of the Planets Gravity is a natural occurrence in which physical objects are attracted toward one another. This attraction is proportional to the objects’ masses. Since the mass of each planet is different, the gravitational pull on an object will be different on each planet as well. Hence, an individual’s weight would vary depending on what planet they are on. Below is a list of the gravitational pulls of each planet from strongest to weakest. 1. Jupiter has an incredible gravitational pull of 24.79 m/s2. This is nearly 2.53 times the gravity of what we experience here on planet Earth. If you weighed 100 lbs on Earth you would weigh 236.4 lbs on Jupiter. 2. Neptune has a gravitational pull of 11.15 m/s2 compared to Earth’s pull of 9.81 m/s2. An individual weighing 100 lbs on Earth would weigh 112.5 lbs on Neptune. 3.

The planet Saturn has a gravitational pull of 10.44 m/s2. A human weighing 100 lbs on Earth would weigh an additional 6.4 lbs on Saturn. 4. Our home planet of Earth has a gravitational pull of 9.81 m/s2. If the gravitational force was cut in half, objects would fall at half the speed that they currently do. 5. Venus has a slightly lower gravity than Earth with a pull of 8.87 m/s2. If you weighed 100 lbs on Earth you would weigh in at 90.7 lbs on Venus. 6. Uranus’ gravitational pull of 8.69 m/s2 is very close to that of Venus. Similarly, if you weighed 100 lbs on Earth you would weigh 88.9 lbs on Uranus. 7. Mars has a very low gravitational pull of only 3.71 m/s2. If you weigh 100 lbs on Earth you would only come in around 38 lbs on the red planet. 8. At 3.7 m/s2, Mercury’s gravitational pull almost exactly the same as that of Mars.

Someone weighing 100 lbs on Earth would only weigh 38 lbs on Mercury. Gravity on Mercury is therefore 2.65 times less than what we experience here on Earth.

Question: Which planet has the strongest gravity in our solar system?
Answer: Jupiter