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title: "Jupiter vs the Moon — size, weight and speed compared"
description: "Jupiter is 26,000× the Moon on weight. Compared on 2 measured properties, with the full range and a source for each."
url: https://atoneplace.net/vs/jupiter-vs-moon/
site: "At One Place"
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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.

## Related pages

- [Mars vs the Moon](https://atoneplace.net/vs/mars-vs-moon/)
- [Earth vs the Moon](https://atoneplace.net/vs/earth-vs-moon/)
- [The Moon vs the Sun](https://atoneplace.net/vs/moon-vs-sun/)
- [Earth vs Jupiter](https://atoneplace.net/vs/earth-vs-jupiter/)
- [Jupiter vs the Sun](https://atoneplace.net/vs/jupiter-vs-sun/)
- [Jupiter vs Mars](https://atoneplace.net/vs/jupiter-vs-mars/)

## Sources

- NASA — National Aeronautics and Space Administration (https://www.nasa.gov/) [Public domain (US Government)]