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*The [[mass]] of the [[moon]], [[planet]] or [[star]] - The larger the [[mass]] the greater the '''gravitational field strength'''.
*Distance from the [[Centre of Mass|centre of mass]] of the [[moon]], [[planet]] or [[star]] - The larger the [[distance]] the smaller the '''gravitational field strength'''.
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Gravitational Field Strength of Different Celestial Objects
|-
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |'''[[The Sun]]'''
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |'''[[Mercury]]'''
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |'''[[Venus]]'''
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |'''[[Earth]]'''
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |'''[[The Moon]]'''
|-
|[[File:TheSun.png|center|150px]]
|[[File:Mercury.png|center|150px]]
|[[File:Venus.png|center|150px]]
|[[File:Earth.png|center|150px]]
|[[File:TheMoon.png|center|150px]]
|-
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |290N/kg
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |3.7N/kg
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |8.8N/kg
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |9.8N/kg
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |1.7N/kg
|-
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |'''[[Mars]]'''
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |'''[[Jupiter]]'''
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |'''[[Saturn]]'''
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |'''[[Uranus]]'''
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |'''[[Neptune]]'''
|-
|[[File:Mars.png|center|150px]]
|[[File:Jupiter.png|center|150px]]
|[[File:Saturn.png|center|150px]]
|[[File:Uranus.png|center|150px]]
|[[File:Neptune.png|center|150px]]
|-
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |3.7N/kg
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |24N/kg
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |11N/kg
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |9.0N/kg
| style="height:20px; width:200px; text-align:center;" |12N/kg
|}