Convert Mercury masses to pounds

Explanation

From this page you can convert Mercury masses to pounds simply, by using the application above.

In case you are wondering, to convert from Mercury masses to pounds you need to multiply by 7.2777 × 10²³. This factor is calculated using the respective definitions of the two units you can find below.

Formula

1 Mercury mass≈7.2777 × 10²³ lbs

Mercury masses

dimension	mass

This unit represents the mass of Mercury.

Mercury is first planet from the Sun and the smallest one.

The planet lost basically all its atmosphere a long time ago and is now not dissimilar to the Moon, a grey rock studded with craters.

The temperature at the surface ranges from a scorching heat up to 427 °C on the sunward side and down to a chilling cold at -193 °C after sunset. It is not the planet with the highest surface temperature in the solar system though, this honor belongs to Venus.

Value

The mass of Mercury is 3.3011×10²³ kilograms.

Note: The values used in this converter are borrowed from the Planetary Fact Sheets.

Some Facts

Mercury is the lightest planet in the Solar System with less than 4.5 times the mass of the Moon and 5.5% the mass of Earth. Gravity at its surface is only a third of Earth gravity.

Mass of solar system objects compared to earth

Mercury	0.0553
Venus	0.815
Earth	1
Moon	0.0123
Mars	0.107
Jupiter	317.8
Saturn	95.16
Uranus	14.54
Neptune	17.15
Sun	332943

poundslb

dimension	mass
symbol	lb
synonyms	lbs

The pound (lb) is the base unit of mass in the international mass and length units.

Definition of the pound

One pound is defined as being exactly equal to 0.45359237 kilograms.

From the Weights and Measures Act of 1985: PART VI: Measurement of Mass

History

From the Roman libra pondo, meaning a pound of weight. The word libra gave the abbreviation lb and pondo, the name of the unit.

Equivalences

One pound is equivalent to:

Some Facts

The gorilla is the biggest ape with a weight between 350 and 450 pounds on average. The heaviest silverback ever recorded weighed 589 pounds. He was shot in Ambam, Cameroon presumably by bad people.

International Mass Units

grain	gr
dram	dr	27¹¹⁄₃₂ grains
ounce	oz	16 drams
pound	lb	16 ounces
stone*	st	14 pounds
quarter*	qr	2 stones
short hundredweight^†	cwt	100 pounds
long hundredweight*	cwt	4 quarters
short ton^†	st	20 short hundredweight
long ton*	lt	20 long hundredweight

* specific to the United Kingdom

^† specific to the United States of America

The International Mass and Length Units

The International Mass and Length Units are units based on the international yard and the international pound.

They were created in 1959 when Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, the United Kingdom and the United States of America agreed upon a common definition of the yard and the pound.