Timeline for Does a planets mass affect its gravitational pull? Let's say earth increased or decreased in mass could that theoretically affect gravity?
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| Jan 24, 2023 at 15:56 | vote | accept | KaydPepto | ||
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| Jan 24, 2023 at 0:17 | answer | added | James K | timeline score: 5 | |
| Jan 23, 2023 at 23:52 | comment | added | PM 2Ring | Your question is a bit confusing. The gravity you experience on Earth is caused by the mass of the Earth, not by the Sun. Also, the radius of the Earth is tiny relative to the distance from the Earth to the Sun. | |
| Jan 23, 2023 at 22:27 | comment | added | BradV | If all the mass of Earth was magically reduced to the size of a golf ball the location of its center of mass would remain at its absolute center, same as full size Earth (yeah, I know... Earth is not a perfect sphere but close enough for this discussion). So... the Earth to Sun distance would remain unchanged and gravitational force unchanged. | |
| Jan 23, 2023 at 22:20 | comment | added | BradV | you seem to be confusing mass, weight and density. Also you are not understanding the concept of 'center of mass' and how it is used as a superposition location point for calculations of forces. | |
| S Jan 23, 2023 at 21:06 | review | First questions | |||
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| S Jan 23, 2023 at 21:06 | history | asked | KaydPepto | CC BY-SA 4.0 |