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Why does Jupiter not have a very strong pull on
the Earth?

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Answer:

it doesn't have a strong pull because

Step-by-step explanation:

since the sun is much bigger the gravitational pull is keeping Jupiter from pulling earth closer although it is still pulling on the planets around it

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The gravity on Jupiter is greater than the gravity on Earth because Jupiter is more massive. Although Jupiter is a great deal larger in size, its surface gravity is just 2.4 times that of the surface gravity of Earth. This is because Jupiter is mostly made up of gases
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