2007-07-24 15:45:08 · 14 answers · asked by chris_6212 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
its enormous mass. all of that gas has weight.
2007-07-24 15:48:20 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It has a lot of dust and gases, which do have mass and weight. The fact that it is larger than almost everything else in the solar system it can still have a large gravitational pull.
The hint is that gases have mass, a solid doesn't always have to do with gravitational pull.
So basically: Gases have weight and take up a lot of space. Therefore, Jupiter has a lot of gravitational pull due to sheer size
2007-07-24 22:51:04 · answer #2 · answered by bundinator 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For a planet, Jupiter's enourmous not only in it's great size, but mass as well. It's 318 times more massive than the Earth, yet it's mass is 1,000 times less than that of the Sun. Because of that, Jupiter's gravity is stronger than anything else in the Solar System other than the Sun. It is more massive than all the other planets, comets and asteroids put together.
2007-07-24 22:51:19 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jupiter is a huge planet. There is a lot of gas and even though we see gas as being very light, there is so much of it that it adds up to a lot of mass. The mass is the source of the gravitation.
The Sun is also a huge ball of gas. It is mostly hydrogen -- the lightest element, but there is a lot of it and all that mass results in a very strong gravitational field.
2007-07-24 22:54:11 · answer #4 · answered by John B 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The fact that it's gaseous proves that it has strong gravity :D.
Notice: Gas is much harder to 'pull down' onto than liquids/solids. That's why Earth doesn't have much hydrogen (lightest element/gas) in its atmosphere (thank goodness). Jupiter, on the other hand, has plenty of it. If you're still not convinced, think of why the Earth orbits the sun...
2007-07-24 23:21:34 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jupiter is made up of helium and hydrogen. But the mantle is probably made of hydrogen in a form of a metallic liquid, which could be the cause of the strong gravitational pull.
2007-07-24 22:55:30 · answer #6 · answered by Miley 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Plain and simple, the large mass that Jupiter has.
BTW I don't really know if Jupiter is more massive than all the planets and asteroids. There are a lot of asteroids and planetoids outside of Neptune's orbit.
2007-07-24 22:54:57 · answer #7 · answered by tipp10 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i honestly don't know this answer, this is just going by what i know and my predictions:
i'm assuming that it has such a great pull because of the size of it. true that there is no solid core in the middle to "create" this pull, but because of the amount of matter in it, it would make it have such a strong pull.
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2007-07-24 22:49:36 · answer #8 · answered by fueflechazo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jupiter has a large mass (about 318 times as large as Earth). The fact that much or most of this is gas is irrelevant. It is mass that creates gravity.
2007-07-24 22:48:31 · answer #9 · answered by lithiumdeuteride 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Its core. The faster something spins in space the stronger the gravitational pull. Jupiter has a small dense core that spins rapidly. Im sure the rotation of the planet also has something to do with it.
2007-07-24 22:48:45 · answer #10 · answered by Snowman6317 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋
The gaseous matter still has a great deal of mass. It is very heavy and very big.
2007-07-24 22:48:20 · answer #11 · answered by Cattlemanbob 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋