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What characteristics of a planet determine the strength of its gravitational force on other objects?
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What characteristics of a planet determine the strength of its gravitational force on other objects?

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mass of the planet and its distance from other objects

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Because Newtons law of gravitation is Fg=G(m1m2)/r^2, the strenght of the gravitational force would depend on the mass of the planet and the object as well as the distance that separates them
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