Gravity on Mars

Gravity on Mars
Gravity on Mars’ surface is much lower than it is here on Earth – 62,5% lower.  At just 0.38 of the Earth standard, a person who weighs 100 kg on Earth would weigh only 38 kg on Mars.

This difference in surface gravity is due to a number of factors – mass, density, and radius being the foremost. Even though Mars has almost the same land surface area as Earth, it has only half the diameter and less density than Earth – possessing roughly 15% of Earth’s volume and 11% of its mass.

Facts:
http://mars.nasa.gov/allaboutmars/extreme/quickfacts/

Article:
http://www.universetoday.com/14859/gravity-on-mars/

Animation via NASA Mars Exploration

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