What is the surface acceleration of gravity on Mars?

The surface acceleration of the Earth is 982 centimeters/sec/sec and for Mars it is 374 centimeters/sec/sec or about 1/3 less and close to 10 feet/sec/sec. This lets you jump 3 times higher and your weight would be 1/3 of your weight on Earth.


Copyright 1997 Dr. Sten Odenwald
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