2006-11-29 07:37:13 · 4 answers · asked by jenn 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Highest on Pluto and lowest on Jupiter.
OK, Pluto isn't a planet any more, but you did say bodies and not planets. OK, Jupiter has no solid surface, at least not until thousands of miles down in the planet. OK, on a small asteroid you could jump higher than on Pluto. In fact,on a small enough asteroid you could jump off it and never fall back because you have exceeded escape velocity. So highest would really be from any of millions of asteroids or meteoroids. But I digress.
2006-11-29 07:40:06 · answer #1 · answered by campbelp2002 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
How high you jump is a matter of surface gravity. Pluto has by far the lowest among the nine planets, but since it isn't a planet anymore, the next lowest is (surpise!) Mars. Jupiter has the highest gravity, but you'd have to have a platform to jump from, perhaps the gondola of a blimp.
If you count the Earth's moon, it has a gravity of 0.17, lower than any of the planets except that poor dwarf, Pluto.
Some of the moons of other planets have such low gravity that you could jump off them.
2006-11-29 16:20:27 · answer #2 · answered by cosmo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you would jump hightest on the smallest planet
and least on the largest planet
(pluto used to be the smallest but i think scientist said it wasn't a planet any more; Jupiter is the largest but you cant stand on it)
2006-11-29 15:48:10 · answer #3 · answered by Beau 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on what you define as a solar system body.
2006-11-29 15:44:19 · answer #4 · answered by Jud R 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋