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which planet in our solar system has the least gravity? mercury earth venus jupiter
Gravity on a planet depends on its mass and radius. Mercury has the smallest mass and relatively small radius among the given options. Using the formula for gravitational acceleration \(g = \frac{GM}{R^{2}}\) (where \(G\) is the gravitational constant, \(M\) is mass, and \(R\) is radius), with its small \(M\) and \(R\) (but \(M\) being a more dominant factor as it is smaller in magnitude compared to the radius effect for these planets), Mercury has the least gravity.
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