06. Is there any gravity on Mercury? (A K2S Question)

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There is gravity on Mercury, but it is only about one-third as strong as the gravity on Earth. If you weigh 100 pounds on Earth, you will only weigh 37.7 pounds on Mercury!

Answer provided by Laura Peckyno & Robert Peckyno


Image:K2S logosmall.jpg Question and Answer extracted from the book Kids to Space - by Lonnie Schorer


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