{
  "id": "gravitational-potential-energy-calculator",
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "name": "Gravitational Potential Energy Calculator",
  "shortName": "Gravitational Potential Energy",
  "description": "Calculate gravitational potential energy near a planet’s surface.",
  "category": "Science & Engineering",
  "categorySlug": "science-engineering",
  "keywords": [
    "gravitational",
    "potential",
    "energy",
    "calculator",
    "gravitational potential energy calculator"
  ],
  "status": "live",
  "workStatus": "pending",
  "reviewStatus": "pending",
  "migrationStatus": "new",
  "engine": "native",
  "creator": null,
  "reviewer": null,
  "quality": {
    "availability": "live",
    "technicalReviewRecord": "/reviews/gravitational-potential-energy-calculator.json",
    "qualifiedReview": "pending",
    "qualifiedReviewer": null,
    "qualifiedReviewDate": null,
    "formulaVersion": "1.0.0",
    "referenceCoverage": "references-pending",
    "releaseTestScope": "Catalog and regression checks are not a professional formula audit; consult release evidence.",
    "historicalMetadataDate": "2026-09-01",
    "historicalMetadataNotice": "The imported date is not evidence of a completed human review."
  },
  "urls": {
    "page": "/calculator/gravitational-potential-energy-calculator/",
    "definition": "/calculator/gravitational-potential-energy-calculator/definition.json",
    "schema": "/calculator/gravitational-potential-energy-calculator/schema.json",
    "llms": "/calculator/gravitational-potential-energy-calculator/llms.txt",
    "legacyDefinition": "/calculator/gravitational-potential-energy-calculator.json"
  },
  "queryExample": "https://askcalculators.com/calculator/gravitational-potential-energy-calculator/?mass=10&gravity=9.80665&height=5",
  "queryParameters": {
    "mass": {
      "label": "Mass (kg)",
      "type": "number",
      "required": true,
      "default": 10
    },
    "gravity": {
      "label": "Gravitational acceleration (m/s²)",
      "type": "number",
      "required": true,
      "default": 9.80665
    },
    "height": {
      "label": "Height change (m)",
      "type": "number",
      "required": true,
      "default": 5
    }
  },
  "inputs": [
    {
      "id": "mass",
      "label": "Mass (kg)",
      "type": "number",
      "required": true,
      "defaultValue": 10,
      "min": 0,
      "step": 0.001
    },
    {
      "id": "gravity",
      "label": "Gravitational acceleration (m/s²)",
      "type": "number",
      "required": true,
      "defaultValue": 9.80665,
      "step": 0.00001
    },
    {
      "id": "height",
      "label": "Height change (m)",
      "type": "number",
      "required": true,
      "defaultValue": 5,
      "step": 0.001
    }
  ],
  "outputs": [
    {
      "id": "energy",
      "label": "Potential energy (J)",
      "format": "number",
      "primary": true,
      "digits": 8
    },
    {
      "id": "weight",
      "label": "Weight force (N)",
      "format": "number",
      "digits": 8
    }
  ],
  "formula": {
    "expression": "gravitational potential energy PE = mass m × gravity g × height h"
  },
  "examples": [
    {
      "label": "Reproducible default-input example (not a personal recommendation)",
      "inputs": {
        "mass": 10,
        "gravity": 9.80665,
        "height": 5
      }
    }
  ],
  "sources": []
}