How High would you jump on Every Planet ?

Every object with mass is subject to gravity, which includes all of us. Whether you are standing on your feet or lounging on the sofa, the earth's gravity is pulling you towards the center of the planet.

When you jump, the force of your muscles allows you to overcome that gravity and accelerate upward. Once you are in air, gravity slows you down and eventually your velocity hits zero and you fall back to the surface.

The planets in our solar system come in all sizes. So, the force of the gravity on every planet differs too. However, your mass would stay exactly the same, but from one planet to the next, your weight would be very different.

So, could you jump gracefully over mountains on one, or you would barely be able to lift your toe ?

How High would you jump on Earth?

Earth

Let's start our jumping experiment right from here earth. If you are close to the average jumper, you should be able to squat, swing your arms and leap about half a meter high. On the other hand, if you are an extremely talented athlete, you could jump over more than 2 meter or 8ft.

How High would you jump on Mercury?

Mercury

Moving on to the rocky surface of the planet closest to the Sun, Mercury, where temperature hitting around 430°C. You would be submerged in sweat already. Mercury is smaller than Earth. The gravitational pull is about one-third of what you experience here at home. So, despite such harsh conditions, you would be able to jump about three times as high.

How High would you jump on Venus?

Venus

Let's get into the fire now by taking the leap on an even hotter planet, Venus. Venus is very similar in size to Earth, having a surface gravity of about 91% of Earth's. On planet Venus, you would be able to jump slightly higher than you could on home. 

How High would you jump on Mars?

Mars

The average temperature on the red planet is -62°C. But the good news is you would feel lighter, because Mars has about 10 times less mass than Earth. So, you would be able to jump to nearly the exact same height as you did back on Mercury.

How High would you jump on Jupiter?

Jupiter

Now, leaving the rocky planets behind, it would be time to test your skills on a gas giant like Jupiter. This planet is so large that, all the other planets of the Solar System could fit inside it. Jupiter has very intense gravity. So, you would be a lot heavier than you actually do right now. If you tried to jump on Jupiter, you would be hardly able to get a 20 cm off the ground. However, this scenario is impossible because the Jupiter has no surface to jump from.

How High would you jump on Saturn?

Saturn

On Saturn, you would be surprised to find that you can jump only about a 3 cm less than you could on Earth. Despite the planet having 95 times the mass, Saturn surface gravity is quite similar to our home planet.

How High would you jump on Uranus?

Uranus

On Uranus, you would find a relatively familiar gravitational pull. On Uranus, you would be able to jump about 6 cm higher than you could on Earth.

How High would you jump on Neptune?

Neptune

Finally, moving to the foggy surface of Neptune, having slightly stronger gravity than Earth, you would reach 44 cm. Roughly, the same as on Earth.