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Why does mercury have the least gravitational pull?

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Since Mercury has less mass than Earth, the surface gravity on Mercury is less than the surface gravity on Earth. The surface gravity on Mercury is only about 38% of the surface gravity on Earth, so if you weigh 100 pounds on Earth, you would weigh only 38 pounds on Mercury. Yo
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