How much would you weigh on any planet?
October 1, 20243 Mins Read
Ever wondered how much you would weigh on Mars? Or the planet Jupiter? Which planet will weigh the most? Let's find out our weight in different planets, satellites of solar system.
weight on the planet
Maybe you are a science fiction fan or a space buff. Or believe that humans will live on Mars, Moon or any other planet in the future. In that case, you must want to know how much your weight will be on those planets or satellites. And to know that, a little bit of physics and mathematics should be taken. Calculate how much our weight is on any planet. But before that, we need to discuss a little about weight and mass.
There is a big difference between weight and mass. Although we equate weight and mass in words, the two things are not actually the same thing. Mass refers to the amount of matter in an object. For example, the mass of mobile in your hand is 500 grams. That is, the mobile has a total of 500 grams of substance. But weight is the product of a substance's mass and gravitational acceleration. It means that the force that the earth pulls towards itself is weight. Let's try to understand a little more easily with the example of mobile. If you throw your 500 gram mobile upwards, the mobile will fall downwards. The faster the mobile falls down, that is the weight of the mobile.
So when we go to the market and ask the weight of fish or chicken, is it wrong? Should we ask the weight of the fish? not really Because the fish or chicken is on the surface of the earth, so it can be called weight. Now back to the topic. Let's figure out a little bit, how much can we weigh on any planet?
To find out your weight on another planet, you need to know your weight on Earth. For example, you might weigh 70 kg on Earth. And to determine the weight of the planet, the gravitational force of the surface of the planet must be known. The gravitational force of a planet is given below. Finally multiply the gravitational force of a particular planet with your own weight to get your weight on that planet.
Formula to find self weight on another planet: Self weight × gravitational force of planet.
Gravitational force of various objects in solar system:
Sun: 27.01
Mercury: 0.38
Venus: 0.91
Earth: 1
Moon: 0.166
Mars: 0.38
Jupiter: 2.34
Saturn: 1.06
Uranus: 0.92
Neptune: 1.19
Pluto: 0.06
Now suppose that your weight in the world is 70 kg. So your weight on Mars will be 70 × 0.38 = 26.6 kg. In this way, you can find out how much your weight will be in any planet.
Now take the weight of 70 kg and find out where the weight will be in the solar system.
Sun: 1 thousand 897 kg
Mercury: 26.6 kg
Venus: 63.7 kg
Earth: 70 kg
Moon: 11.69 kg
Mars: 26.6 kg
Jupiter: 163.8 kg
Saturn: 74.2 kg
Uranus: 64.4
Neptune: 83.3 kg
Pluto: 4.2 kg
Apart from multiplication you can find out your weight in other planets. There are online calculators for this. If you enter your weight in this calculator, you will see how much your weight will be in all other planets.
