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How does the Moon’s weak gravity affect how high astronauts can jump?

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near and far sides of Earth's Moon — Moon (Left) Near side of Earth's Moon, photographed by the Galileo spacecraft on its way to Jupiter. (Right) Far side of the Moon with some of the near side visible (upper right), photographed by the Apollo 16 spacecraft.

The Moon’s surface gravity is significantly weaker than that of Earth, measuring only about one-sixth of the planet's gravity. Because of this reduced gravitational pull, astronauts on the lunar surface are able to jump much higher than they could on Earth.12