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The Moon's surface gravity is about 1/6 that of Earth's. So for a given mass, it's weight on the Moon would be its Earth weight/6.

Why is the Moon's gravity 1/6 that of Earth? Gravity is proportional to an object's mass divided by the square of it's radius: M/R^2. The mass of the moon is 1/81 the mass of the Earth, and its size is about 1/3.6 the size of the Earth. Do the math: (1/81) / (1/3.6)^2 = 1/6.

2007-03-29 14:51:44 · answer #1 · answered by Astronomer1980 3 · 0 0

Divide their earthly weight by 6.

2007-03-29 21:47:46 · answer #2 · answered by Joan H 6 · 0 0

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