Homework Help: jupiter and earth

Posted by phelile on Sunday, May 30, 2010 at 10:47am.

The planet of Jupiter is more than 300 times more massive than earth.however,an object scarcely weighs 3 times as much on the surface of Jupiter as it does on the surface of the earth. How can that be? Determine the radius of Jupiter in terms of earth radii.

jupiter and earth - PsyDAG, Sunday, May 30, 2010 at 11:19am
Have you considered the relative density of the two planets?

V = 4/3πr^3
jupiter and earth - hannah, Thursday, February 9, 2012 at 2:34pm
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