Question regarding a hypothetical planet.
Moderators: AmyCowen, kgudger, bfinio, MadelineB, Moderators
-
- Posts: 1
- Joined: Mon Jan 09, 2017 6:31 pm
- Occupation: Other Adult
Question regarding a hypothetical planet.
Hello, this is my first post and I'm not quite sure if this question goes here so forgive me in advance if I posted in the wrong section. My question is (I hope) simple. If a planet has 10 times Earths gravity, will its diameter be 10 times bigger? This planet btw has similar characteristics to our Planet, just with 10x gravity. If not, how big would it be?
-
- Former Expert
- Posts: 1415
- Joined: Sat Nov 08, 2003 11:27 pm
- Occupation: Planetary Scientist
- Project Question: N/A
- Project Due Date: N/A
- Project Status: Not applicable
Re: Question regarding a hypothetical planet.
Hi ILoveScience100,
These forums are specifically for students, parents, and teachers working on K-12 science projects. So, your question would be better suited to a different set of online forums. In the meantime, you will find the "Mass, radius, and surface gravity" section of this Wikipedia article very helpful:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surface_gravity
These forums are specifically for students, parents, and teachers working on K-12 science projects. So, your question would be better suited to a different set of online forums. In the meantime, you will find the "Mass, radius, and surface gravity" section of this Wikipedia article very helpful:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surface_gravity
All the best,
Terik
Terik