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To answer this question, one must first define what "weight" is. There are two competing definitions. One, which some call "actual weight", is simply the vector sum of all of the gravitational forces acting on an object. The other, which some call "apparent weight" is what can be measured by a local experiment such as an ideal ...
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On the leading or trailing points of IO, you are orbiting Jupiter at the same speed as the center of mass of Io, so you experience its gravity only
On the equator, facing Jupiter, you are 1821.6 km closer to Jupiter, but still orbiting with the same period. So there is a bit of Jupiter's gravity that is not countered by Io's orbital speed.
How much?
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