# Gravitational Potential Energy Calculator

> Calculate gravitational potential energy near a planet’s surface.

Page: https://askcalculators.com/calculator/gravitational-potential-energy-calculator/
Definition: https://askcalculators.com/calculator/gravitational-potential-energy-calculator/definition.json
JSON Schema: https://askcalculators.com/calculator/gravitational-potential-energy-calculator/schema.json
Version: 1.0.0
Maintained by: AskCalculators (software project; not a credentialed reviewer)
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Page status: Live
Review status: Pending

## Use
Open the calculator page and enter values. Query-string parameters can restore and bookmark a calculation.
Example: https://askcalculators.com/calculator/gravitational-potential-energy-calculator/?mass=10&gravity=9.80665&height=5

## Inputs
- mass: Mass (kg); type=number; required; default=10; min=0
- gravity: Gravitational acceleration (m/s²); type=number; required; default=9.80665
- height: Height change (m); type=number; required; default=5

## Outputs
- energy: Potential energy (J); format=number; primary
- weight: Weight force (N); format=number

## Formula
gravitational potential energy PE = mass m × gravity g × height h

## Rules
- Empty optional inputs are undefined, not zero.
- Hidden conditional inputs are ignored.
- Do not invent missing required inputs.