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When something is above the earth's surface, what's the formula

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The equation for the gravitational potential energy for an object high above the Earth's surface is Ug=GmEarthm2r U g = G m E a r t h m 2 r where mEarth=6.0×1024 kg m E a r t h = 6.0 × 10 24 k g , m2 is the mass of the object, and r is the distance separating them.

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