Value Of g On Moon

The acceleration experienced by a freely falling object due to the gravitational force of the massive body is called acceleration due to gravity and is represented by g measured using SI unit m/s². The value of g depends on the mass of the massive body and its radius and its value varies from one body to another. The value of g on moon is constant.

Acceleration due to gravity on moon

The acceleration due to gravity on moon or the value of g on moon is 1.625 m/s².

Calculate acceleration due to gravity on moon

The acceleration due to gravity formula is given by

Where,

• G is the universal gravitational constant, G = 6.674×10^-11m³kg^-1s^-2.
• M is the mass of the massive body measured using kg.
• R is the radius of the massive body measured using m.
• g is the acceleration due to gravity measured using m/s².

The mass of the moon is 7.35×10²²Kg.

The radius of the moon is 1.74×10⁶ m

Substituting the values in the formula we get-

g = 6.67 × 10 ^{− 11} × 7.35 × 10 ²² / ( 1.74 × 10 ⁶ ) ²

Thus, the value of g on moon is g=1.625 m/s².

The acceleration due to gravity also follows the unit of acceleration

Hope you got to know the value of g on moon along with acceleration due to gravity formula, definition, calculation, and SI units.