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Apparently surface gravity is proportional to mass/radius^2 [0]
Assuming constant density as per the grandparent, the mass increases with the cube of the radius.
Which simplifies to surface gravity being proportional to the radius of the planet.
[0] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surface_gravity
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Apparently surface gravity is proportional to mass/radius^2 [0]
Assuming constant density as per the grandparent, the mass increases with the cube of the radius.
Which simplifies to surface gravity being proportional to the radius of the planet.
[0] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surface_gravity