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Old 6th Jan 2004, 05:03
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No idea what the ratio is, but a study of the following data would suggest it is very low:

Mercury (close to Sun), gravity 0.38, mean surface temp 350°C(day)

Earth, gravity 1, mean surface temp 20°C

Jupiter (far from Sun), gravity 2.53, mean surface temp -110°C
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