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Old 07-July-2008, 07:58 PM
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How come an astronaut would still weigh about a third of what he weighs on Earth?
Planet radius, or distance to all the mass for someone on the surface, affects weight, too, as does the distribution of the mass within the planet.

See Exploratorium: Your Weight on Other Worlds, and read an explanation.
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