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Gravitation
OS-AP-6-TP1 · OpenStax College Physics for AP Courses 2e

Newton’s Universal Law of Gravitation (Problem 1)

Jupiter has a mass approximately 300 times greater than Earth's and a radius about 11 times greater. How will the gravitational acceleration at the surface of Jupiter compare to that at the surface of the Earth?