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How high can

you jump in

space?

The pull of gravity in space

changes depending where you are. The Moon has only
It’s so weak on the Moon, you could one-eightieth of
Earth’s mass and
jump 5 ft 11 in (181.4 cm) compared its gravitational pull
is 83 percent less.
to just 12 in (30 cm) on Earth.

Mercury has only about
Gravity on the Sun’s 38 percent of the gravity on Earth,
surface is almost so you can jump much higher.
30 times that on
Earth. If you tried to Jumping on our
jump, it would pull planet results in a
you back down. small lift before
gravity pulls you
back down to Earth.

SUN MERCURY VENUS EARTH MOON MARS
0.42 inches 31 inches 13 inches 12 inches 71½ inches 31½ inches
(1.07 cm) (79 cm) (33.2 cm) (30 cm) (181.4 cm) (79.8 cm)

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