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Jupiter vs The Moon

Jupiter vs the Moon
Jupiter is larger on weight
Jupiter is 26,000× the Moon on weight.

Jupiter and the Moon can be compared on 2 measures. The figures below are typical adult or full-size values, with the larger of the two in bold.

Side by side

Larger value in bold. Ranges reflect genuine variation, not uncertainty.
Jupiter The Moon
Weight 1.898 × 10^27 kg 7.342 × 10^22 kg
Volume 1.431 × 10^24 m³ 2.196 × 10^19 m³

What the numbers say

  • Jupiter is 26,000× the Moon on weight.
  • Jupiter is 65,000× the Moon on volume.

Weight compared.

Jupiter 1.898 × 10^27 kg
The Moon 7.342 × 10^22 kg

Jupiter

The largest planet in the Solar System, more than twice as massive as all the others combined.

The Moon

Earth's only natural satellite, about a quarter of Earth's diameter and the fifth-largest moon in the Solar System.

This is a comparison of published measurements, nothing more. It describes how two things differ on measures that have been recorded; it does not predict how they would fare against each other in any situation.

Common questions

Which is bigger, Jupiter or the Moon?
Jupiter is 26,000× the Moon on weight. Both figures are typical values; the full range for each is in the table above.
How do Jupiters and the Moons compare on volume?
Jupiter: 1.431 × 10^24 m³. The Moon: 2.196 × 10^19 m³. Jupiter is 65,000× the Moon on volume.

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Sources

  1. NASA — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Public domain (US Government))

How these figures are compiled and checked