The Earth has a mass of (5.972 times 10^{24} mathrm{~kg}), while the Moon has a mass of

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The Earth has a mass of \(5.972 \times 10^{24} \mathrm{~kg}\), while the Moon has a mass of \(7.348 \times 10^{22} \mathrm{~kg}\). Calculate the gravitational potential energy of the Earth-Moon system when the distance between the two bodies is \(3.844 \times 10^{5} \mathrm{~km}\).

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