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'''Laythe''' is the innermost of the five [[w:Natural satellite|natural satellites]] of [[Jool]]. Although mostly covered in seas, Laythe has numerous rocky, sandy islands. Laythe is tidally locked to Jool. Synchronous orbits around Laythe are not possible, as they would lie outside of its SOI, at a radius of 5,186,399 meters. A circular [[w:archipelago|archipelago]] prominent in surface maps of the moon suggests that Laythe suffered a massive impact in its distant past.<br />
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Achieving a stable orbit around Laythe from sea level requires a [[delta-V]] of ≈2800&nbsp;m/s.<br />
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Laythe has no real-world analogue. In the real-world [[w:Jupiter|Jupiter system]], the moons [[w:Ganymede (moon)|Ganymede]], [[w:Europa (moon)|Europa]] and [[w:Io (moon)|Io]] form a group with an [[w:Orbital Resonance|orbital resonance]] just like KSP's [[Tylo]], [[Vall]] and Laythe. But while Tylo and Vall have a certain resemblance to their real-life counterparts, Laythe is very unlike Io, which is dry, volcanic, and only has a tenuous atmosphere. Instead, the presence of a liquid ocean, plus a dense atmosphere, makes Laythe more similar to the [[w:Saturn|Saturnian]] moon [[w:Titan (moon)|Titan]]. Laythe also seems very similar to what happened to Europa in [[w:2010: Odyssey Two|2010: Odyssey Two]].<br />
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Although Laythe has liquid water on its surface, its polar regions have temperatures below zero degrees Celsius even outside its ice caps. This means Laythe's oceans must contain another compound which reduces its freezing point, most likely ionic, such as salt. Surface samples indicate that much salt is present on Laythe's surface. Unlike that of [[Kerbin]], the air cannot be breathed by [[Kerbal]]s (according to EVA reports). It is therefore possible that there are also high concentrations of salt in the air, as well as on the surface, assuming that the salt is sodium chloride. The apparent toxicity of Laythe's atmosphere, despite being similar in composition to Kerbin's, may also be a reference to the film [[w:Avatar (2009 film)|Avatar]] - the moon Pandora is very similar to Earth, but its atmosphere is too toxic for humans to inhale, and the moon also orbits a gas giant, like Laythe. Laythe may also be a reference to the planet Damogran from the radio/tv/book/movie series The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, as they are almost, but not quite, entirely not unlike one another. <br />
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According to former developer NovaSilisko, Laythe was planned to have volcanic activity and high radiation levels in later versions, making it a much more hostile moon than in 1.3<ref>[http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/showthread.php/28451-Could-Laythe-actually-exist-with-real-physics?p=349683&viewfull=1#post349683 Forumpost from NovaSilisko]</ref><ref>[http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/threads/29807-Planet-Ideas-And-Names-For-The-Future-Of-Kerbal-Space-Program?p=447959&viewfull=1#post447959 Post from NovaSilisko]</ref><br />
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== In-game description ==<br />
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{{Quote<br />
|When Laythe was first discovered, it was not entered in the records because the scientist in charge thought he was looking at Kerbin.<br /><br />
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''Luckily this error was corrected when a plucky intern informed him that “telescopes don’t work that way”.''<br /><br />
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''The intern was shortly afterwards “promoted” and moved to the experimental rocket testing program.''<br />
|[[Kerbal Astronomical Society]]}}<br />
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== Biomes ==<br />
Laythe has 10 [[biome]]s. Laythe consists primarily of a huge ocean, called The Sagen Sea, with another ocean called the DeGrasse Sea and some small Peaks, Dunes and Shores biomes. It also has a Poles biome. The aforementioned seas are likely to be named after Neil DeGrasse Tyson and Carl Sagan, two famous physicists.<br />
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=== Biome list ===<br />
{{Biome list|<br />
* Poles<br />
* Shores<br />
* Dunes<br />
* Crescent Bay<br />
* The Sagen Sea<br />
* Crater Island<br />
* Shallows<br />
* Crater Bay<br />
* DeGrasse Sea<br />
* Peaks}}<br />
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== Atmosphere ==<br />
[[File:Laythe_Atmosphere_T&P.png|thumbnail|left|Temperature and pressure of Laythe's atmosphere as a function of altitude.]]<br />
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Laythe has an [[atmosphere]] thick enough and warm enough to support liquid water on its surface. The atmosphere has a mass of approximately 2.4×10<sup>16</sup> kilograms, a sea level pressure of 60.795 kilopascals (0.6 atmospheres), and a depth of 50,000 meters. Compared to the atmosphere of [[Kerbin]], Laythe's atmosphere has 1/2 the mass and 3/5<sup>ths</sup> the surface pressure. The sea level pressure on Laythe is equivalent to that at an altitude of 3,287 m on Kerbin. The atmosphere contains oxygen and can support combustion; however, it is unbreathable by Kerbals. Laythe is the only moon in the game that has an atmosphere.<br />
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The average [[w:Molecular_mass|molecular weight]] of Laythe air is 28.9644 g/mol, and its [[w:Heat_capacity_ratio|adiabatic index]] is 1.40. These values suggest a compostion very similar to Kerbin, and to [[w:Atmosphere_of_Earth|Earth]] — likely nitrogen and oxygen.<br />
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Like all other atmospheres in the game, Laythe's atmosphere fades exponentially as altitude increases. The [[w:Scale_height|scale height]] varies with altitude, which is a change from pre-1.0 [[Version_history|versions]] of the game. The pressure-altitude profile is globally constant and independent of temperature. The following table gives the atmospheric pressure at various altitudes above sea level. <br />
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{| class="wikitable"<br />
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! Altitude (m) !! Pressure (Pa) !! Pressure (atm)<br />
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| 0 || 60 795 || 0.600<br />
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| 2 500 || 47 153 || 0.465<br />
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| 5 000 || 34 495 || 0.340<br />
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| 7 500 || 24 914 || 0.246<br />
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| 10 000 || 17 786 || 0.176<br />
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| 15 000 || 9 351 || 0.092<br />
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| 20 000 || 4 782 || 0.047<br />
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| 25 000 || 2 671 || 0.026<br />
|-<br />
| 30 000 || 1 507 || 0.015<br />
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| 40 000 || 363.5 || 0.004<br />
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| 50 000 || 0 || 0.000<br />
|}<br />
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The variation of temperature with height suggests the presence of an earthlike [[w:Troposphere|troposphere]], [[w:Stratosphere|stratosphere]] and [[w:Mesosphere|mesosphere]]. The warm surface temperatures rapidly decrease as the alitude increases to 5 km. The stratospheric region, where temperature rises as altitude increases, spans the region between the altitudes of 10 km and 22 km.<br />
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Air temperatures vary with latitude and time of day. At the equator, sea level temperatures vary between a nighttime low of 9 °C and a daytime high of 15 °C. Mid-latitudes are only slightly cooler than the equatorial zone — at latitudes below 63°, the sea level temperature never drops below 0 °C. At the poles, the temperature varies between -26 °C and -24 °C. The globally averaged sea level temperature is approximately 9 °C. Since Laythe has no axial tilt, there are no seasonal temperature variations.<br />
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Laythe's surface temperatures are warmer than would be expected based on its distance from the sun. This suggests the possibility that Laythe generates its own heat, likely [[w:Tidal_heating|tidal heating]].<br />
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=== Atmospheric flight ===<br />
The thickness of Laythe's atmosphere makes it suitable for [[aerobraking]] and the use of [[parachute]]s. <br />
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With proper aerobraking near Laythe and Jool, reaching Laythe may require the least Δv of all of Jool's moons. Another way is to approach Laythe directly, utilizing proper timing and making orbital adjustments on the way to Jool. Laythe's orbital period makes it an easy target to time and will have required less Δv on arrival (only 2000 m/s). As such, aerobraking on Laythe is less extreme than on Jool. <br />
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Landing on higher points of Laythe's surface has to be done with the help of retro-burns, as parachutes alone will not suffice to sufficiently lower a craft's velocity for landing. <br />
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[[Jet engine]]s work in Laythe's atmosphere due to the presence of oxygen. However, the air-intake efficiency is lower there.<br />
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===Oxygen===<br />
As previously mentioned, Laythe's atmosphere contains [[w:Oxygen|oxygen]] enabling jet engines to function. Even though there is a lower concentration of oxygen than on Kerbin, plus an unknown toxic trace gas, most likely ozone, this oxygen almost surely has to be generated somewhere on Laythe. Molecular oxygen is extremely unstable compared to other atmospheric gases, and is even capable of reacting with itself to form ozone under certain conditions. Because of this unstable molecular oxygen must constantly be replaced for it to remain in any meaningful quantity in an atmosphere. This fact, combined with Laythe's extremely high concentration of liquid water, make it tempting to declare the presence of life on the moon. While it is possible that this is the case, it is also possible that the moon has a self-sustaining chemical process that constantly replenishes its oxygen reserves.<br />
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== Science ==<br />
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Laythe is the most [[science]]-rich body in the Joolian moon system. Even though [[Tylo]] has a slightly higher science multiplier for both surface and orbit, Laythe's atmosphere and oceans allow a lot more experiments to be performed, which means the total science output is higher.<br />
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== Reference frames ==<br />
{{:Laythe/RefFrame}}<br />
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== Gallery ==<br />
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Mechjeb Laythe.png | A large user-created probe in low orbit around Laythe.<br />
ProbeonLaythe.png | A probe on the surface of Laythe.<br />
Laythe Topo compressed.png | A topographic map of Laythe made with ISA MapSat.<br />
Laythe bump gray.jpg | A grayscale bump map normalized at sea level.<br />
File:KSP.EXE 0x69D82224.png| A color map of Laythe<br />
VallFromLaythe.png | Vall as seen on Laythe<br />
TyloFromLaythe.png | Tylo as seen on Laythe<br />
BopFromLaythe.png | Bop as seen on Laythe<br />
Laythetransen.svg | Laythe transfer plan<br />
Laythe_map_800.gif | A topographic height map of Laythe as at Version 0.18.2 made with the ISA MapSat plugin<br />
Laythe_Ice_Cap.png | Laythe's northern ice cap, with the Sun, Vall, and Tylo.<br />
Jet_on_Laythe.png | User-created jet flying in Laythe's atmosphere.<br />
TogsSpaceplace1.jpg | User-created jet space plane on re-entry to Laythe.<br />
Direct_Laythe_approach.jpg | A direct approach to Laythe.<br />
Laythe Base grautbakken.jpg | A modular, mobile base being set up at Laythe<br />
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== Changes ==<br />
;[[1.2]]<br />
* Added biomes<br />
;[[1.0]]<br />
*Atmosphere reduced<br />
;[[0.90]]<br />
* Added biomes<br />
;[[0.17]]<br />
* Initial Release<br />
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== Notes ==<br />
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{{Celestial Bodies}}<br />
[[Category:Celestials]]<br />
[[Category:Moons]]</div>Mocha2007https://wiki.kerbalspaceprogram.com/index.php?title=Kerbol_System&diff=78531Kerbol System2017-03-18T15:40:13Z<p>Mocha2007: /* Relation to the Solar System */</p>
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<div>[[File:Bodies of Kerbol en.png|thumb|All [[celestial body|celestial bodies]] orbiting Kerbol with the sizes to scale]]<br />
[[File:sizes.svg|thumb|Comparison of the radii|upright]]<br />
The '''Kerbol System''' is the [[w:Planetary system|planetary system]] in which [[Kerbal Space Program]] takes place. It has [[Kerbol]] as the central body which is orbited by 5 [[planet]]s and 2 [[dwarf planet]]s. Only [[Kerbin]] and [[Laythe]] have an oxygen atmosphere and only Kerbin hosts life.<br />
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With the outermost dwarf planet [[Eeloo]] it reaches up to 113 549 713 200&nbsp;m (about 113.5 [[w:Gigametre|Gm]] or 0.76 [[w:Astronomical unit|AU]]) out into space. Compared to our Solar System it is a very small system, as Earth's periapsis (or more specific perihelion) is about 147 Gm (or 0.98 AU) and thus outside of Eeloo's orbit.<br />
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It is difficult to determine if or where the Kerbol System has an edge. Kerbol itself has a non relativistic escape velocity, so it is possible to escape Kerbol. But itself it is not possible to escape Kerbol's gravitational pull, because the sphere of influence is infinite. Although real world gravity expands into infinity, it does only for Kerbol in KSP so it's unclear if this property can be used to determine where the edge is.<br />
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[[File:kerbol sizecomp chart.jpg|thumb|600px|center|Graphical comparison of the main celestial bodies in the Kerbol System (sizes to scale)]]<br />
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[[File:orbits.svg|thumb|upright=4.5|Orbits of planets and dwarf planets|center]]<br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[Kerbol System/Table]] for a table of all objects<br />
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== System ==<br />
{{:Kerbol System/Map}}<br />
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[[Category:Celestials]]<br />
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== Relation to the Solar System ==<br />
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{| class="wikitable"<br />
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! Kerbol system !! [[w:Solar system|Solar system]]<br />
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| [[Kerbol]] || [[w:Sun|Sun]]<br />
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| [[Moho]] || [[w:Mercury|Mercury]]<br />
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| [[Eve]] || [[w:Venus|Venus]]<br />
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| [[Kerbin]] || [[w:Earth|Earth]]<br />
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| [[Duna]] || [[w:Mars|Mars]]<br />
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| [[Dres]] || [[w:Ceres|Ceres]]<br />
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| [[Jool]] || [[w:Jupiter|Jupiter]]<br />
|-<br />
| [[Eeloo]] || [[w:Pluto|Pluto]]<br />
|}<br />
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Planet from the Kerbol System are defined from a few characteristics:<br />
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{| class="wikitable"<br />
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! Characteristic !! How the value was chosen<br />
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| gravity at sea level || hand-picked, followed by a conversion from single to double precision (e.g. gravity on Eve is 1.70000004768372g instead of 1.7g)<br />
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| radius || hand-picked, loosely a tenth the radius of its solar counterpart for Moho, Eve, Kerbin, Duna and Jool<br />
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| rotational period || hand-picked or tidally locked, except Kerbin (21599.91201454015) and Duna (65517.859375)<br />
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| orbit semi-major axis || an eleventh the one from its solar counterpart, except for Eeloo, computed in single precision floating point arithmetic<br />
|-<br />
| eccentricity || hand-picked, close to solar one for Moho, Jool and Eeloo<br />
|-<br />
| mean anomaly at epoch || hand-picked (radians), often 3.14<br />
|-<br />
| inclination || hand-picked (degrees), close to solar one for Moho and Eve<br />
|-<br />
| longitude of ascending node || hand-picked (degrees)<br />
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| argument of periapsis || hand-picked (degrees)<br />
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|}</div>Mocha2007https://wiki.kerbalspaceprogram.com/index.php?title=Talk:Kerbol&diff=26850Talk:Kerbol2013-10-14T16:07:25Z<p>Mocha2007: /* All engines have a TWR below 1 at the surface? */</p>
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<div>I know the sun has been called kerbol for a long time, but ingame, it is simply 'the sun'. Kerbol only exists in the memories of old timers. This should be mentioned here.<br />
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== M class? More like K... ==<br />
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Based upon the distance to Kerbin, to have earth-like temperatures the star would need to be a low K class minimum. K class stars are still red, so just because 'Red Dwarf' is commonly associated with M class doesn't mean that all red dwarfs are M class.<br />
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Just saying, I think it's more likely that kerbol is a K class Main sequence star (KnV, where n is either 6,7, or 8.) --[[User:Mocha2007|Mocha2007]] ([[User talk:Mocha2007|talk]]) 16:05, 18 September 2012 (UTC)<br />
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:I have been doing some crude maths of my own on this, and based on the Mass of Kerbol and thus the Luminosity, I see this as being something more like high G, around 8 or 9. Though it does look like it is a very small star for such mass and luminosity. Though This is based of of the mass and radius given from this wiki, which I do not know how accurate they are. [[User:Thecoshman|Thecoshman]] ([[User talk:Thecoshman|talk]]) 12:22, 9 October 2012 (UTC)<br />
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== Use of Planet Box ==<br />
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As the very name suggest, the planet box is for planets, much of the information it would contain is 'N/A' when dealing with stars. Could someone with a better mastery of templates make a more applicable 'star box'. It may seem a bit redundant for the now, but I dare say eventually inter-stellar travel will be possible. [[User:Thecoshman|Thecoshman]] ([[User talk:Thecoshman|talk]]) 08:21, 9 October 2012 (UTC)<br />
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== Expression Error: Unexpected < Operator ==<br />
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Ok... I wanted to change the class of Kerbol form star to K-Class Star. It worked, but in bright red letters popped the message: "Expression Error: Unexpected < Operator". So like the good person i am, i reverted my changes, but it stayed. I think it has something to do with the Orbital Period Hours. Anybody know what the heck is going on???--[[User:Azivegu|Azivegu]] ([[User talk:Azivegu|talk]]) 19:24, 22 October 2012 (UTC)<br />
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== Dutch link ==<br />
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Could somebody link up the Dutch language Kerbol Page to this one like the Russian one is done???--[[User:Azivegu|Azivegu]] ([[User talk:Azivegu|talk]]) 19:25, 22 October 2012 (UTC)<br />
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== Kerbol ==<br />
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Though it probably is indeed a K-class, it may also be a white dwarf. If Kerbol actually existed, it would be a T or Y class brown dwarf, because no star that small can undergo nuclear fusion.--[[User:Mocha2007|Mocha2007]] ([[User talk:Mocha2007|talk]]) 22:25, 28 October 2012 (UTC)<br />
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== Trivia Terminology ==<br />
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most of the terms used in the trivia and the best ways of getting to Kerbol are terms that I myself don't understand. I'm going to look them up, but as a suggestion, I'd reccomend a link to a wikipedia article for what they mean<br />
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== Name ==<br />
The name of the Star in-game is "Sun", so I'm unsure as to why the name of this page is "Kerbol", surely it should be the same as in-game? <small>— Preceding unsigned comment added by [[User:Ted|Ted]] ([[User talk:Ted|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Ted|contribs]])</small><br />
: It's partly historical reasons (the name "Kerbol" predates the star being an object by some time), and as a way to distinguish the star from our Sun (It's frustrating getting newbies to realize that Kerbin != Earth, Mün != Luna, etc). The name is fairly entrenched in the game population at this point, though I wouldn't mind if Squad picked a wholly new one... [[User:UmbralRaptor|UmbralRaptor]] ([[User talk:UmbralRaptor|talk]]) 22:25, 12 February 2013 (CST)<br />
: I support this. Calling the page "Kerbol" does nothing except help spread misinformation [[User:Holomanga|Holomanga]] ([[User talk:Holomanga|talk]]) 09:38, 27 May 2013 (CDT)<br />
::Now but this isn't the real Sun. Luckily you can differ between Kerbal celestial bodies and real ones by the name, except for the Sun. As there is a redirect from [[Sun]] although those who searching for it get redirected here. And it is stated that it is also called the Sun in the first sentence. But I made it clearer that “the Sun” is the official name. — [[User:XZise|xZise]] <small>&#91;[[User talk:XZise|talk]]&#93;</small> 11:38, 27 May 2013 (CDT)<br />
:::I'd expect that one a website called "Kerbal Space Program Wiki", people would be aware that the page that they were looking at referred to the Sun from KSP, though the extra clarity is good. [[User:Holomanga|Holomanga]] ([[User talk:Holomanga|talk]]) 11:33, 28 May 2013 (CDT)<br />
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==Rotation speed==<br />
If you go into interplanetary space, and check the 'surface' speed indicator, you will see the surface is spinning at well over 700 km/s.. should this be updated? <small>— Preceding unsigned comment added by [[User:Kahlzun|Kahlzun]] ([[User talk:Kahlzun|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Kahlzun|contribs]])</small><br />
:The [https://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=orbital+velocity&a=*C.orbital+velocity-_*Formula.dflt-&a=*FS-_**CircularOrbitSpeed.vc-.*CircularOrbitSpeed.m-.*CircularOrbitSpeed.r--&f3=1.7565670x10^28+kg&x=0&y=0&f=CircularOrbitSpeed.m_1.7565670x10^28+kg&f4=261600000+m&f=CircularOrbitSpeed.r_261600000+m&a=*FVarOpt.1-_***CircularOrbitSpeed.r--.***CircularOrbitSpeed.h-.*CircularOrbitSpeed.radius---.*-- orbital velocity] at the surface is okay 67 km/s which would result in the sun ripping apart. — [[User:XZise|xZise]] <small>&#91;[[User talk:XZise|talk]]&#93;</small><br />
:The "surface" indicator on the navball actually indicates how fast ''you'' move in relation to the surface. --[[User:Dgelessus|dgelessus]] <sup>([[User talk:Dgelessus|talk]], [[Special:Contributions/Dgelessus|contribs]])</sup> 11:35, 27 May 2013 (CDT)<br />
::Oh and also this. To measure you place the craft at a synchronous orbit (surface velocity = 0) and then your orbital velocity tells the rotational velocity of Kerbol. — [[User:XZise|xZise]] <small>&#91;[[User talk:XZise|talk]]&#93;</small> 11:40, 27 May 2013 (CDT)<br />
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== Outdated Surface height ==<br />
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Unless I somehow read the page wrong, the invisible surface height of ~4500 km is outdated as of 0.21.1, proved by my small sundiving probe currently at ~4000 km. - JonSpace_CEO (i'm also unsure of how to timestamp as i'm new to the wiki)<br />
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Just went back and checked, the new lowest altitude is ~1300 ''meters'' , not ~4500 km (with screenshots to prove it)<br />
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File:LowKerbolOrbit.png|You will probably have to click on the picture if you want to see for yourself, but the altimeter reads 3999 km<br />
File:Lastshot.png|The last picture of the probe, at ~1000 km, before it crashes into Kerbol.<br />
File:KerbolCrash.png|The crash itself, the altimeter is not to be trusted as it is changing rapidly both up and down.<br />
File:Kerbol'sActualHeight.png|The mission report after the crash, with the altimiter reading 1284 meters.<br />
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:''Note: You can sign your posts with <nowiki>--~~~~</nowiki>.''<br />
:What does the altim'''e'''ter read, when you crash somewhere else into Kerbol? If it is almost always about 1.3 km this should be fixed. — [[User:XZise|xZise]] <small>&#91;[[User talk:XZise|talk]]&#93;</small> 03:51, 8 September 2013 (CDT)<br />
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Can we possibly get someone else to do it as i don't really feel like repeatedly crashing probes into the sun (it gets kinda monotonous) also, i'm fairly busy with some stuff right now so i can't do it anytime soon. --[[User:JonSpace CEO|JonSpace CEO]] ([[User talk:JonSpace CEO|talk]]) 04:59, 12 September 2013 (CDT) (thanks for the tip on signing btw)<br />
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== All engines have a TWR below 1 at the surface? ==<br />
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I haven't tested it yet, but why is the TWR of all engines below 1? In the [[parts]] article are all engines listed with their TWR on [[Kerbin]]'s surface. But the surface gravity is only listed as 17.1 m·s⁻² or ≃ 1.76 g. So the TWR on Kerbol is the TWR of Kerbin divided by 1.76, which means that each engine with a TWR at Kerbin greater than 1.76 will have a TWR at Kerbol's surface greater than 1. And most engines have a listed TWR of 1.76. So is there another “force“ at work, or is this simply outdated? It appears that prior to 0.14 you could drop below the surface and thus increasing the TWR drastically, although I'm not sure what the gravitational acceleration is at the center. — [[User:XZise|xZise]] <small>&#91;[[User talk:XZise|talk]]&#93;</small> 18:33, 6 October 2013 (CDT)<br />
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:Yes, this seems incorrect. Assuming a spacecraft consisting of just the engine with a massless fuel source, the Mainsail should have a TWR of 14.1 at the surface. Skipper would have a TWR of 9.2, and even the nuclear engine would have a TWR of 1.6. I haven't checked all of the engines but it looks like most would easily work for a lander. [[User:Mocha2007|Mocha2007]] ([[User talk:Mocha2007|talk]]) 11:06, 14 October 2013 (CDT)</div>Mocha2007https://wiki.kerbalspaceprogram.com/index.php?title=Talk:Kerbol&diff=26849Talk:Kerbol2013-10-14T16:06:39Z<p>Mocha2007: /* All engines have a TWR below 1 at the surface? */</p>
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<div>I know the sun has been called kerbol for a long time, but ingame, it is simply 'the sun'. Kerbol only exists in the memories of old timers. This should be mentioned here.<br />
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== M class? More like K... ==<br />
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Based upon the distance to Kerbin, to have earth-like temperatures the star would need to be a low K class minimum. K class stars are still red, so just because 'Red Dwarf' is commonly associated with M class doesn't mean that all red dwarfs are M class.<br />
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Just saying, I think it's more likely that kerbol is a K class Main sequence star (KnV, where n is either 6,7, or 8.) --[[User:Mocha2007|Mocha2007]] ([[User talk:Mocha2007|talk]]) 16:05, 18 September 2012 (UTC)<br />
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:I have been doing some crude maths of my own on this, and based on the Mass of Kerbol and thus the Luminosity, I see this as being something more like high G, around 8 or 9. Though it does look like it is a very small star for such mass and luminosity. Though This is based of of the mass and radius given from this wiki, which I do not know how accurate they are. [[User:Thecoshman|Thecoshman]] ([[User talk:Thecoshman|talk]]) 12:22, 9 October 2012 (UTC)<br />
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== Use of Planet Box ==<br />
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As the very name suggest, the planet box is for planets, much of the information it would contain is 'N/A' when dealing with stars. Could someone with a better mastery of templates make a more applicable 'star box'. It may seem a bit redundant for the now, but I dare say eventually inter-stellar travel will be possible. [[User:Thecoshman|Thecoshman]] ([[User talk:Thecoshman|talk]]) 08:21, 9 October 2012 (UTC)<br />
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== Expression Error: Unexpected < Operator ==<br />
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Ok... I wanted to change the class of Kerbol form star to K-Class Star. It worked, but in bright red letters popped the message: "Expression Error: Unexpected < Operator". So like the good person i am, i reverted my changes, but it stayed. I think it has something to do with the Orbital Period Hours. Anybody know what the heck is going on???--[[User:Azivegu|Azivegu]] ([[User talk:Azivegu|talk]]) 19:24, 22 October 2012 (UTC)<br />
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== Dutch link ==<br />
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Could somebody link up the Dutch language Kerbol Page to this one like the Russian one is done???--[[User:Azivegu|Azivegu]] ([[User talk:Azivegu|talk]]) 19:25, 22 October 2012 (UTC)<br />
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== Kerbol ==<br />
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Though it probably is indeed a K-class, it may also be a white dwarf. If Kerbol actually existed, it would be a T or Y class brown dwarf, because no star that small can undergo nuclear fusion.--[[User:Mocha2007|Mocha2007]] ([[User talk:Mocha2007|talk]]) 22:25, 28 October 2012 (UTC)<br />
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== Trivia Terminology ==<br />
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most of the terms used in the trivia and the best ways of getting to Kerbol are terms that I myself don't understand. I'm going to look them up, but as a suggestion, I'd reccomend a link to a wikipedia article for what they mean<br />
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== Name ==<br />
The name of the Star in-game is "Sun", so I'm unsure as to why the name of this page is "Kerbol", surely it should be the same as in-game? <small>— Preceding unsigned comment added by [[User:Ted|Ted]] ([[User talk:Ted|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Ted|contribs]])</small><br />
: It's partly historical reasons (the name "Kerbol" predates the star being an object by some time), and as a way to distinguish the star from our Sun (It's frustrating getting newbies to realize that Kerbin != Earth, Mün != Luna, etc). The name is fairly entrenched in the game population at this point, though I wouldn't mind if Squad picked a wholly new one... [[User:UmbralRaptor|UmbralRaptor]] ([[User talk:UmbralRaptor|talk]]) 22:25, 12 February 2013 (CST)<br />
: I support this. Calling the page "Kerbol" does nothing except help spread misinformation [[User:Holomanga|Holomanga]] ([[User talk:Holomanga|talk]]) 09:38, 27 May 2013 (CDT)<br />
::Now but this isn't the real Sun. Luckily you can differ between Kerbal celestial bodies and real ones by the name, except for the Sun. As there is a redirect from [[Sun]] although those who searching for it get redirected here. And it is stated that it is also called the Sun in the first sentence. But I made it clearer that “the Sun” is the official name. — [[User:XZise|xZise]] <small>&#91;[[User talk:XZise|talk]]&#93;</small> 11:38, 27 May 2013 (CDT)<br />
:::I'd expect that one a website called "Kerbal Space Program Wiki", people would be aware that the page that they were looking at referred to the Sun from KSP, though the extra clarity is good. [[User:Holomanga|Holomanga]] ([[User talk:Holomanga|talk]]) 11:33, 28 May 2013 (CDT)<br />
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==Rotation speed==<br />
If you go into interplanetary space, and check the 'surface' speed indicator, you will see the surface is spinning at well over 700 km/s.. should this be updated? <small>— Preceding unsigned comment added by [[User:Kahlzun|Kahlzun]] ([[User talk:Kahlzun|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Kahlzun|contribs]])</small><br />
:The [https://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=orbital+velocity&a=*C.orbital+velocity-_*Formula.dflt-&a=*FS-_**CircularOrbitSpeed.vc-.*CircularOrbitSpeed.m-.*CircularOrbitSpeed.r--&f3=1.7565670x10^28+kg&x=0&y=0&f=CircularOrbitSpeed.m_1.7565670x10^28+kg&f4=261600000+m&f=CircularOrbitSpeed.r_261600000+m&a=*FVarOpt.1-_***CircularOrbitSpeed.r--.***CircularOrbitSpeed.h-.*CircularOrbitSpeed.radius---.*-- orbital velocity] at the surface is okay 67 km/s which would result in the sun ripping apart. — [[User:XZise|xZise]] <small>&#91;[[User talk:XZise|talk]]&#93;</small><br />
:The "surface" indicator on the navball actually indicates how fast ''you'' move in relation to the surface. --[[User:Dgelessus|dgelessus]] <sup>([[User talk:Dgelessus|talk]], [[Special:Contributions/Dgelessus|contribs]])</sup> 11:35, 27 May 2013 (CDT)<br />
::Oh and also this. To measure you place the craft at a synchronous orbit (surface velocity = 0) and then your orbital velocity tells the rotational velocity of Kerbol. — [[User:XZise|xZise]] <small>&#91;[[User talk:XZise|talk]]&#93;</small> 11:40, 27 May 2013 (CDT)<br />
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== Outdated Surface height ==<br />
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Unless I somehow read the page wrong, the invisible surface height of ~4500 km is outdated as of 0.21.1, proved by my small sundiving probe currently at ~4000 km. - JonSpace_CEO (i'm also unsure of how to timestamp as i'm new to the wiki)<br />
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Just went back and checked, the new lowest altitude is ~1300 ''meters'' , not ~4500 km (with screenshots to prove it)<br />
<gallery><br />
File:LowKerbolOrbit.png|You will probably have to click on the picture if you want to see for yourself, but the altimeter reads 3999 km<br />
File:Lastshot.png|The last picture of the probe, at ~1000 km, before it crashes into Kerbol.<br />
File:KerbolCrash.png|The crash itself, the altimeter is not to be trusted as it is changing rapidly both up and down.<br />
File:Kerbol'sActualHeight.png|The mission report after the crash, with the altimiter reading 1284 meters.<br />
</gallery><br />
:''Note: You can sign your posts with <nowiki>--~~~~</nowiki>.''<br />
:What does the altim'''e'''ter read, when you crash somewhere else into Kerbol? If it is almost always about 1.3 km this should be fixed. — [[User:XZise|xZise]] <small>&#91;[[User talk:XZise|talk]]&#93;</small> 03:51, 8 September 2013 (CDT)<br />
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Can we possibly get someone else to do it as i don't really feel like repeatedly crashing probes into the sun (it gets kinda monotonous) also, i'm fairly busy with some stuff right now so i can't do it anytime soon. --[[User:JonSpace CEO|JonSpace CEO]] ([[User talk:JonSpace CEO|talk]]) 04:59, 12 September 2013 (CDT) (thanks for the tip on signing btw)<br />
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== All engines have a TWR below 1 at the surface? ==<br />
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I haven't tested it yet, but why is the TWR of all engines below 1? In the [[parts]] article are all engines listed with their TWR on [[Kerbin]]'s surface. But the surface gravity is only listed as 17.1 m·s⁻² or ≃ 1.76 g. So the TWR on Kerbol is the TWR of Kerbin divided by 1.76, which means that each engine with a TWR at Kerbin greater than 1.76 will have a TWR at Kerbol's surface greater than 1. And most engines have a listed TWR of 1.76. So is there another “force“ at work, or is this simply outdated? It appears that prior to 0.14 you could drop below the surface and thus increasing the TWR drastically, although I'm not sure what the gravitational acceleration is at the center. — [[User:XZise|xZise]] <small>&#91;[[User talk:XZise|talk]]&#93;</small> 18:33, 6 October 2013 (CDT)<br />
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:Yes, this seems incorrect. Assuming a spacecraft consisting of just the engine with an infinite massless fuel source, the Mainsail should have a TWR of 14.1 at the surface. Skipper would have a TWR of 9.2, and even the nuclear engine would have a TWR of 1.6. I haven't checked all of the engines but it looks like most would easily work for a lander. [[User:Mocha2007|Mocha2007]] ([[User talk:Mocha2007|talk]]) 11:06, 14 October 2013 (CDT)</div>Mocha2007https://wiki.kerbalspaceprogram.com/index.php?title=Mun&diff=25427Mun2013-09-07T00:06:06Z<p>Mocha2007: </p>
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<div>{{:Mun/Data}}<br />
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'''Mun''', also known as '''the Mun''' and sometimes written as '''Mün''', is a large [[:Category:Moons | moon]] orbiting [[Kerbin]]. It can be thought of as an analogue to our own Moon. It is gray in appearance with [[w:Impact crater|craters]] of various sizes and [[w:Mountain|mountains]] exceeding 5029 m in height. The gravitational pull on the surface is 1.63&nbsp;m/s², approximately 1/6 and 8.18&nbsp;m/s² lower than that of Kerbin and about the surface gravity of Earth's Moon (1.624&nbsp;m/s²). It is possible to [[Tutorial:Mun Landing | land on the Mun]] or use it for [[Tutorial: Gravity Assist|gravity assist]] (gravitational slingshots) to outer bodies such as [[Minmus]] or into [[Kerbol]] orbit, though such maneuvers do not save very much fuel and are more imprecise. It is, however, useful for plane changes with proper timing. <br />
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New players should note that Mun (like the majority of celestial bodies in the game) has no [[atmosphere]]. That means [[parachute]]s do not work when descending to the surface.<br />
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There are anomalous geological formations that can be found on the surface of the Mun. To preserve the enjoyment of exploration for new players, those who have found these sites are encouraged to keep their exact coordinates secret.<br />
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Synchronous orbit around the Mun is not possible, since it would have to occur at an altitude of {{OrbitAltitude | period=138984.376574476 | mass=9.76002360215472e20 | radius=200000 |factor=k}}, beyond the Mun's sphere of influence. However, putting your spacecraft just outside Mun's SOI and having the same SMA would make it appear stationary. A normal 25&nbsp;km orbit can be achieved using around 800&nbsp;m/s delta V. A semi-synchronous orbit with half the rotation period of the Mun is possible at approximately 1797.41 kilometers.<br />
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== Terrain ==<br />
[[File:Mun_heights.svg|thumb|left|The minimum height for the different inclinations]]<br />
The Mun's terrain is rough, grey, and scarred by craters. Its low-lying areas tend to be darker in color. The Mun also features canyons which can be hundreds of meters deep and a few kilometers long.<br />
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The Mun's highest points reach a maximum altitude of more than 7061&nbsp;m near the south pole at 152.33° W and 82.52° S. This altitude permits 10× [[Time warp|warp]], allowing crashes with terrain while being in a seemingly stable orbit. Its lowest point, below -247&nbsp;m, is on the northern hemisphere south-west of the large northern crater at 76.63° W and 35.32° N.<br />
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When terrain scatter is activated in the graphics settings, the Mun has rocks scattered on its surface. Like all terrain scatters, these rocks are strictly cosmetic and do not collide with ships or Kerbals.<br />
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As of 0.21 the Mun is peppered with procedural impact craters making Mun landing more difficult. Previously the lowest point with an altitude of 0 m was on the east side of a large crater, at 35.42° E, 8.27° N.<br />
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The Mun also has several hidden surprises for explorers to find:<br />
{{SpoilerBox<br />
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|content=<br />
* There are three large stone arches. Due to their size they can be spotted easily from a low (<10km) orbit near the equator.<br />
* There is a memorial honoring Neil Armstrong, the first man on the moon. It can be found inside one of the largest craters, near the south wall. It is at nearly the same coordinates where Apollo 11 first landed on the moon. It appears as a tiny white dot from low orbit. <br />
* There are three monoliths ("Munoliths"). These are very hard to find because of their small size.<br />
* There are several other secrets on the Mun for the dedicated observer. Look around!<br />
}}<br />
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== Observation of Kerbin ==<br />
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The Mun's orbit keeps it directly above Kerbin's equator. Because the Mun is tidally locked to Kerbin with a perfectly circular, non-inclined orbit, exactly 50% of the Mun's surface (excluding areas on the edge obscured by the Mun's mountains) is ever visible from Kerbin. This also means that Kerbin is only visible from this same 50% of the Mun's surface, and that Kerbin never sets or rises as seen from the Mun. The Mun longitude for which Kerbin remains directly above in the sky (at the [[w:Zenith|Zenith]]) is about 47 degrees east. The Mun's equator is coplanar with Kerbin's, so any location on the Mun's equator that faces Kerbin will also face Kerbin's equator. Kerbin is not tidally locked to the Mun, so any point on the Mun where Kerbin is not obscured by the Mun's landscape will be able to observe every point on Kerbin as Kerbin rotates. Kerbin's [[w:Synodic period|synodic rotational period]] with the Mun is 25617.909 seconds, or 1.18323 Kerbin solar days.<br />
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== Reference Frames ==<br />
{{:Mun/RefFrames}}<br />
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== Gallery ==<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Mun_color.png|A full projection map of the Mun as of version 0.14.2 through 0.20.2<br />
File:Isa_mapsat_mun_map800.gif|A topografic height map of the mun made with the ISA MapSat plugin<br />
File:screenshot1.png | A successful landing on the Mun with a two-kerbal capsule. This is often a milestone for new players.<br />
File:Kerbals on moon.png | Two Kerbals standing on Mun's surface with the unmistakable flag of the United States.</gallery><br />
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<gallery><br />
File:Mun_arch.jpg|A Mun arch<br />
File:Munar_Arch.png|Another Mun Arch as seen on version 0.20.2<br />
File:Monolith.jpg|A Monolith<br />
File:Armstrong.png|Neil Armstrong memorial on the Mun</gallery><br />
}}<br />
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== Trivia ==<br />
[[File:StartGameMenu.0.21.1.png|thumb|''Mün or Bust'' in the game menu]]<br />
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* Prior to {{version|0.14.2}}, the tallest points on the munar surface were no higher than roughly 600m.<br />
* Mun was Kerbin's, and indeed the game's, very first moon.<br />
* After its implementation, many fans began calling the body '''Mün''', pronounced the same as "moon", believing the original spelling to be a mistake. However, several of the game's developers have been heard referring to it as '''Mun''', pronounced "muhn". In the "Surface of the Mün" title screen, a crashed lander has the words "Mün or Bust" scrawled on the side. Both spellings are generally accepted, however the spelling in-game is '''Mun'''.<br />
* Mun's orbit is perfectly circular and has zero orbital inclination. Such an orbit in reality would be very unlikely since this would require precise positioning of any dust/bodies that created it during the planetary system's formation, as well as the absence of a central star or other planets.<br />
** This was likely done to make it easier to reach for new players.<br />
* Before introduction of procedural terrain the Mun's highest point was within 45° latitude of the equator, had an altitude of 2967 m and was located at 129.64° W, 0.97° N, on the north side of a canyon which was on the east edge of a large crater.<br />
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== Changes ==<br />
;{{Version|0.21|}}<br />
* New Procedurally generated craters. <br />
;{{Version|0.20.1|}}<br />
* Height values reverted<br />
;{{Version|0.20|}}<br />
* Terrain overhaul<br />
;{{Version|0.18|}}<br />
* [[List of easter eggs|Easter Eggs]] added (one fixed, one added)<br />
* New small art pass.<br />
;{{Version|0.17|}}<br />
* Texture Improvements<br />
;{{Version|0.16|}}<br />
* Easter Eggs added<br />
;{{Version|0.15|}}<br />
* Texture Improvements<br />
;{{Version|0.14.2|}}<br />
* Terrain overhaul <br />
;{{Version|0.12|}}<br />
* Initial Release<br />
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== Notes ==<br />
<references /><br />
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{{Celestial Bodies}}<br />
[[Category:Celestials]]<br />
[[Category:Moons]]</div>Mocha2007https://wiki.kerbalspaceprogram.com/index.php?title=Mun&diff=25426Mun2013-09-07T00:04:56Z<p>Mocha2007: </p>
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<div>{{:Mun/Data}}<br />
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'''Mun''', also known as '''the Mun''' and sometimes written as '''Mün''', is a large [[:Category:Moons | moon]] orbiting [[Kerbin]]. It can be thought of as an analogue to our own Moon. It is gray in appearance with [[w:Impact crater|craters]] of various sizes and [[w:Mountain|mountains]] exceeding 5029 m in height. The gravitational pull on the surface is 1.63&nbsp;m/s², approximately 1/6 and 8.18&nbsp;m/s² lower than that of Kerbin and about the surface gravity of Earth's Moon (1.624&nbsp;m/s²). It is possible to [[Tutorial:Mun Landing | land on the Mun]] or use it for [[Tutorial: Gravity Assist|gravity assist]] (gravitational slingshots) to outer bodies such as [[Minmus]] or into [[Kerbol]] orbit, though such maneuvers do not save very much fuel and are more imprecise. <br />
<br />
New players should note that Mun (like the majority of celestial bodies in the game) has no [[atmosphere]]. That means [[parachute]]s do not work when descending to the surface.<br />
<br />
There are anomalous geological formations that can be found on the surface of the Mun. To preserve the enjoyment of exploration for new players, those who have found these sites are encouraged to keep their exact coordinates secret.<br />
<br />
Synchronous orbit around the Mun is not possible, since it would have to occur at an altitude of {{OrbitAltitude | period=138984.376574476 | mass=9.76002360215472e20 | radius=200000 |factor=k}}, beyond the Mun's sphere of influence. However, putting your spacecraft just outside Mun's SOI and having the same SMA would make it appear stationary. A normal 25&nbsp;km orbit can be achieved using around 800&nbsp;m/s delta V. A semi-synchronous orbit with half the rotation period of the Mun is possible at approximately 1797.41 kilometers.<br />
<br />
== Terrain ==<br />
[[File:Mun_heights.svg|thumb|left|The minimum height for the different inclinations]]<br />
The Mun's terrain is rough, grey, and scarred by craters. Its low-lying areas tend to be darker in color. The Mun also features canyons which can be hundreds of meters deep and a few kilometers long.<br />
<br />
The Mun's highest points reach a maximum altitude of more than 7061&nbsp;m near the south pole at 152.33° W and 82.52° S. This altitude permits 10× [[Time warp|warp]], allowing crashes with terrain while being in a seemingly stable orbit. Its lowest point, below -247&nbsp;m, is on the northern hemisphere south-west of the large northern crater at 76.63° W and 35.32° N.<br />
<br />
When terrain scatter is activated in the graphics settings, the Mun has rocks scattered on its surface. Like all terrain scatters, these rocks are strictly cosmetic and do not collide with ships or Kerbals.<br />
<br />
As of 0.21 the Mun is peppered with procedural impact craters making Mun landing more difficult. Previously the lowest point with an altitude of 0 m was on the east side of a large crater, at 35.42° E, 8.27° N.<br />
<br />
The Mun also has several hidden surprises for explorers to find:<br />
{{SpoilerBox<br />
|description=<br />
|content=<br />
* There are three large stone arches. Due to their size they can be spotted easily from a low (<10km) orbit near the equator.<br />
* There is a memorial honoring Neil Armstrong, the first man on the moon. It can be found inside one of the largest craters, near the south wall. It is at nearly the same coordinates where Apollo 11 first landed on the moon. It appears as a tiny white dot from low orbit. <br />
* There are three monoliths ("Munoliths"). These are very hard to find because of their small size.<br />
* There are several other secrets on the Mun for the dedicated observer. Look around!<br />
}}<br />
<br />
== Observation of Kerbin ==<br />
<br />
The Mun's orbit keeps it directly above Kerbin's equator. Because the Mun is tidally locked to Kerbin with a perfectly circular, non-inclined orbit, exactly 50% of the Mun's surface (excluding areas on the edge obscured by the Mun's mountains) is ever visible from Kerbin. This also means that Kerbin is only visible from this same 50% of the Mun's surface, and that Kerbin never sets or rises as seen from the Mun. The Mun longitude for which Kerbin remains directly above in the sky (at the [[w:Zenith|Zenith]]) is about 47 degrees east. The Mun's equator is coplanar with Kerbin's, so any location on the Mun's equator that faces Kerbin will also face Kerbin's equator. Kerbin is not tidally locked to the Mun, so any point on the Mun where Kerbin is not obscured by the Mun's landscape will be able to observe every point on Kerbin as Kerbin rotates. Kerbin's [[w:Synodic period|synodic rotational period]] with the Mun is 25617.909 seconds, or 1.18323 Kerbin solar days.<br />
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== Reference Frames ==<br />
{{:Mun/RefFrames}}<br />
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== Gallery ==<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Mun_color.png|A full projection map of the Mun as of version 0.14.2 through 0.20.2<br />
File:Isa_mapsat_mun_map800.gif|A topografic height map of the mun made with the ISA MapSat plugin<br />
File:screenshot1.png | A successful landing on the Mun with a two-kerbal capsule. This is often a milestone for new players.<br />
File:Kerbals on moon.png | Two Kerbals standing on Mun's surface with the unmistakable flag of the United States.</gallery><br />
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{{SpoilerBox<br />
|description=Screenshots of easter eggs<br />
|content=<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Mun_arch.jpg|A Mun arch<br />
File:Munar_Arch.png|Another Mun Arch as seen on version 0.20.2<br />
File:Monolith.jpg|A Monolith<br />
File:Armstrong.png|Neil Armstrong memorial on the Mun</gallery><br />
}}<br />
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== Trivia ==<br />
[[File:StartGameMenu.0.21.1.png|thumb|''Mün or Bust'' in the game menu]]<br />
<br />
* Prior to {{version|0.14.2}}, the tallest points on the munar surface were no higher than roughly 600m.<br />
* Mun was Kerbin's, and indeed the game's, very first moon.<br />
* After its implementation, many fans began calling the body '''Mün''', pronounced the same as "moon", believing the original spelling to be a mistake. However, several of the game's developers have been heard referring to it as '''Mun''', pronounced "muhn". In the "Surface of the Mün" title screen, a crashed lander has the words "Mün or Bust" scrawled on the side. Both spellings are generally accepted, however the spelling in-game is '''Mun'''.<br />
* Mun's orbit is perfectly circular and has zero orbital inclination. Such an orbit in reality would be very unlikely since this would require precise positioning of any dust/bodies that created it during the planetary system's formation, as well as the absence of a central star or other planets.<br />
** This was likely done to make it easier to reach for new players.<br />
* Before introduction of procedural terrain the Mun's highest point was within 45° latitude of the equator, had an altitude of 2967 m and was located at 129.64° W, 0.97° N, on the north side of a canyon which was on the east edge of a large crater.<br />
<br />
== Changes ==<br />
;{{Version|0.21|}}<br />
* New Procedurally generated craters. <br />
;{{Version|0.20.1|}}<br />
* Height values reverted<br />
;{{Version|0.20|}}<br />
* Terrain overhaul<br />
;{{Version|0.18|}}<br />
* [[List of easter eggs|Easter Eggs]] added (one fixed, one added)<br />
* New small art pass.<br />
;{{Version|0.17|}}<br />
* Texture Improvements<br />
;{{Version|0.16|}}<br />
* Easter Eggs added<br />
;{{Version|0.15|}}<br />
* Texture Improvements<br />
;{{Version|0.14.2|}}<br />
* Terrain overhaul <br />
;{{Version|0.12|}}<br />
* Initial Release<br />
<br />
== Notes ==<br />
<references /><br />
<br />
{{Celestial Bodies}}<br />
[[Category:Celestials]]<br />
[[Category:Moons]]</div>Mocha2007https://wiki.kerbalspaceprogram.com/index.php?title=Kerbol&diff=23295Kerbol2013-07-30T22:04:31Z<p>Mocha2007: It has been shown, even in the very images of the article, that this is not true.</p>
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<div>{{:Kerbol/Data}}<br />
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[[Kerbol]] (officially called '''the Sun''', and also known as '''the Star''') is the star at the center of the '''[[Kerbol System]]'''. It is known to be orbited by five planets: '''[[Moho]]''', '''[[Eve]]''', '''[[Kerbin]]''', '''[[Duna]]''' and '''[[Jool]]''' and two dwarf planets '''[[Eeloo]]''' and '''[[Dres]]'''.<br />
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Compared to our own [[w:Sun|Sun]], Kerbol is 113 times less massive and has a radius 3 times smaller. Kerbol is likely a [[w:K-type_main-sequence_star|K Class main sequence star]] based on it's temperature, but it may also be an [[w:Red_dwarf|M class star]] based on it's radius, or a [[w:G-type_main-sequence_star|G class star]] based on it's luminosity. However, based on it's mass, it would be a [[w:Sub-brown_dwarf|sub-brown dwarf]].<br />
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Orbiting just above the surface gives an orbital period of 409.214 Minutes and a speed of 66.945 km/s.<br />
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== Reference Frames ==<br />
{{:Kerbol/RefFrame}}<br />
All Kerbol orbits are in an inertial reference frame. In the old demo, getting close enough to experience the lower maximum time warps results [[Deep Space Kraken]] attacks.<br />
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== Trivia ==<br />
* Between versions 0.7 and 0.10.1, Kerbol was a mere point of light in the skybox.<br />
* Kerbol gained gravity in 0.12.<br />
* It is still safe to drop below the 'surface' in 0.13.3, but a ship can break up from the extreme gravity gradients and/or shot outwards at large fractions of c.<br />
* Since 0.14, the “surface” of Kerbol is an invisible, and nearly featureless plateau approximately 4500-4700 km above the nominal radius. There is no known way to land on it, as the [[Kraken]] makes all maneuvering difficult, and the gravity reduces the TWR of all engines below 1. One can attempt to place edited parts on the surface, but they bounce erratically at a few hundred to a few thousand m/s if they do not explode. <br />
* While Kerbol can be reached from [[Kerbin]]'s orbit by using a [[Mun Landing#Step 2 - To The Mun|Hohmann transfer orbit]], a spacecraft doing so will require a Δv of about 8 km/s to do so. The most efficient way to reach Kerbol from Kerbin orbit is to use a [[Tutorial:_Advanced_Orbiting#Bi-Elliptical_Transfer|bi-elliptic transfer]]. With a sufficiently-distant apoapsis, the required ΔV to sundive can be reduced to under 4 km/s, at the expense of drastically-increased flight time.<br />
* The name “Kerbol” was created by forum members and never appears in the game. Officially, the star is simply referred to as “the Sun”, though the lead developer did mention that the name could change once the need to differentiate it from other stars arises.<br />
* Kerbol's Sphere of Influence is infinite, which makes it impossible to escape its orbit and achieve gravitation-free flight.<br />
* Once your Kerbol apoapsis reaches a certain point, it will always say it takes 68 years to reach. This is because times in Kerbal Space Program are limited to 2<sup>32</sup>-1 seconds as a consequence of how numbers are handled.<br />
* Kerbol has just under twice the surface gravity of Kerbin not to mention, Eve has a merely 0.4 m/s² lower of surface gravity than Kerbol.<br />
* Kerbol's heat will always destroy a craft, even with the "No crash damage" cheat enabled. This makes landing on Kerbol impossible.<br />
* There are long-term plans for solar flares and prominences, making a low Kerbol orbit even more dangerous.{{cn}} <!-- is this speculation, or an actual plan of the devs? --><br />
* Kerbol's equatorial radius is roughly three times that that of Jupiter.<br />
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== Gallery ==<br />
<gallery><br />
KerbolSurface.png | A picture taken of a probe on a close encounter with Kerbol shortly before overheating.<br />
Kerbol17.png | Up close it becomes evident that the glow is [[w:Nonagon|ennagonal]].<br />
Isa_kerbol.gif | ISA MapSat output for Kerbol Star (this is a pre-made "map" that comes with the plugin and is not based on any measured terrain data)<br />
Kerbolterrain.png | Elevation shown on Kerbol<br />
</gallery><br />
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== Changes ==<br />
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;{{Version|0.18.2|}}<br />
* Art pass.<br />
;{{Version|0.17|}}<br />
* Actual model added, new sprite/flare effect, size changed.<br />
;{{Version|0.14|}}<br />
* Added solid surface (featureless invisible plateau ~4500-4700 km above nominal radius).<br />
;{{Version|0.12|}}<br />
* Added Gravity, nominal radius of 65,400 km.<br />
;{{Version|0.11|}}<br />
* Made it possible to reach Kerbol.<br />
;{{Version|0.7.3|}}<br />
* Initial Release.<br />
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{{Celestial Bodies}}<br />
[[Category:Celestials]]</div>Mocha2007https://wiki.kerbalspaceprogram.com/index.php?title=Kerbol&diff=23294Kerbol2013-07-30T22:02:22Z<p>Mocha2007: Oh for crying out loud! Glaring grammatical nuisances!</p>
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<div>{{:Kerbol/Data}}<br />
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[[Kerbol]] (officially called '''the Sun''', and also known as '''the Star''') is the star at the center of the '''[[Kerbol System]]'''. It is known to be orbited by five planets: '''[[Moho]]''', '''[[Eve]]''', '''[[Kerbin]]''', '''[[Duna]]''' and '''[[Jool]]''' and two dwarf planets '''[[Eeloo]]''' and '''[[Dres]]'''.<br />
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Compared to our own [[w:Sun|Sun]], Kerbol is 113 times less massive and has a radius 3 times smaller. Kerbol is likely a [[w:K-type_main-sequence_star|K Class main sequence star]] based on it's temperature, but it may also be an [[w:Red_dwarf|M class star]] based on it's radius, or a [[w:G-type_main-sequence_star|G class star]] based on it's luminosity. However, based on it's mass, it would be a [[w:Sub-brown_dwarf|sub-brown dwarf]].<br />
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Orbiting just above the surface gives an orbital period of 409.214 Minutes and a speed of 66.945 km/s.<br />
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== Reference Frames ==<br />
{{:Kerbol/RefFrame}}<br />
All Kerbol orbits are in an inertial reference frame. In the old demo, getting close enough to experience the lower maximum time warps results [[Deep Space Kraken]] attacks.<br />
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== Trivia ==<br />
* Between versions 0.7 and 0.10.1, Kerbol was a mere point of light in the skybox.<br />
* Kerbol gained gravity in 0.12.<br />
* It is still safe to drop below the 'surface' in 0.13.3, but a ship can break up from the extreme gravity gradients and/or shot outwards at large fractions of c.<br />
* Since 0.14, the “surface” of Kerbol is an invisible, and likely, featureless plateau approximately 4500-4700 km above the nominal radius. There is no known way to land on it, as the [[Kraken]] makes all maneuvering difficult, and the gravity reduces the TWR of all engines below 1. One can attempt to place edited parts on the surface, but they bounce erratically at a few hundred to a few thousand m/s if they do not explode. <br />
* While Kerbol can be reached from [[Kerbin]]'s orbit by using a [[Mun Landing#Step 2 - To The Mun|Hohmann transfer orbit]], a spacecraft doing so will require a Δv of about 8 km/s to do so. The most efficient way to reach Kerbol from Kerbin orbit is to use a [[Tutorial:_Advanced_Orbiting#Bi-Elliptical_Transfer|bi-elliptic transfer]]. With a sufficiently-distant apoapsis, the required ΔV to sundive can be reduced to under 4 km/s, at the expense of drastically-increased flight time.<br />
* The name “Kerbol” was created by forum members and never appears in the game. Officially, the star is simply referred to as “the Sun”, though the lead developer did mention that the name could change once the need to differentiate it from other stars arises.<br />
* Kerbol's Sphere of Influence is infinite, which makes it impossible to escape its orbit and achieve gravitation-free flight.<br />
* Once your Kerbol apoapsis reaches a certain point, it will always say it takes 68 years to reach. This is because times in Kerbal Space Program are limited to 2<sup>32</sup>-1 seconds as a consequence of how numbers are handled.<br />
* Kerbol has just under twice the surface gravity of Kerbin not to mention, Eve has a merely 0.4 m/s² lower of surface gravity than Kerbol.<br />
* Kerbol's heat will always destroy a craft, even with the "No crash damage" cheat enabled. This makes landing on Kerbol impossible.<br />
* There are long-term plans for solar flares and prominences, making a low Kerbol orbit even more dangerous.{{cn}} <!-- is this speculation, or an actual plan of the devs? --><br />
* Kerbol's equatorial radius is roughly three times that that of Jupiter.<br />
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== Gallery ==<br />
<gallery><br />
KerbolSurface.png | A picture taken of a probe on a close encounter with Kerbol shortly before overheating.<br />
Kerbol17.png | Up close it becomes evident that the glow is [[w:Nonagon|ennagonal]].<br />
Isa_kerbol.gif | ISA MapSat output for Kerbol Star (this is a pre-made "map" that comes with the plugin and is not based on any measured terrain data)<br />
Kerbolterrain.png | Elevation shown on Kerbol<br />
</gallery><br />
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== Changes ==<br />
<br />
;{{Version|0.18.2|}}<br />
* Art pass.<br />
;{{Version|0.17|}}<br />
* Actual model added, new sprite/flare effect, size changed.<br />
;{{Version|0.14|}}<br />
* Added solid surface (featureless invisible plateau ~4500-4700 km above nominal radius).<br />
;{{Version|0.12|}}<br />
* Added Gravity, nominal radius of 65,400 km.<br />
;{{Version|0.11|}}<br />
* Made it possible to reach Kerbol.<br />
;{{Version|0.7.3|}}<br />
* Initial Release.<br />
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{{Celestial Bodies}}<br />
[[Category:Celestials]]</div>Mocha2007https://wiki.kerbalspaceprogram.com/index.php?title=Part&diff=17536Part2013-06-01T19:42:44Z<p>Mocha2007: Redirected page to Parts</p>
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<div>#REDIRECT [[Parts]]</div>Mocha2007https://wiki.kerbalspaceprogram.com/index.php?title=Part&diff=17535Part2013-06-01T19:42:32Z<p>Mocha2007: Redirected page to PARTS</p>
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<div>#REDIRECT [[PARTS]]</div>Mocha2007https://wiki.kerbalspaceprogram.com/index.php?title=ISA_MapSat&diff=16458ISA MapSat2013-05-25T23:38:19Z<p>Mocha2007: /* Mapping Tips */</p>
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<div>ISA (Innsewerants Space Agency) MapSat is an open source built add-on for Kerbal Space Program. It is an extremely informative add-on, giving you the ability to map planets and moons, showing you your current position, providing you with an informative "Kerbalpedia" (with information on all the planetary bodies) and showing points of interest.<br />
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== Parts ==<br />
ISA MapSat contains two parts, a satellite dish with which you can scan terrestrial bodies in order to create maps of them and a smaller GPS unit that can display the maps but not add to them.<br />
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The ISA MapSat dish and GPS unit cost 750, have minimal weight (0.01) and no drag so they will not affect the abilities of your spacecraft significantly.<br />
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== How to install == <br />
Download the zip file here[http://kerbalspaceprogram.com/forum/showthread.php/9396-0-17-ISA-MapSat-Satellite-mapping-module-and-map-generation-tool-v3-3-1?highlight=mapsat|here]. <br />
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Continue by unzipping the file. You will see four files: Parts, Plugin, PluginData; and a Read Me file.<br />
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Open a second screen and go to your KSP file. Copy the contents of the ISA MapSat files into the KSP files of the same name (e.g. ISA Parts contents -> KSP Parts File, etc.).<br />
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Start KSP, build a rocket, slap an ISA dish onto it and light your roman candle.<br />
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== Mapping Tips ==<br />
If you are planning to map a celestial body, follow these tips.<br />
* While taking off, wait until you get into the upper stratosphere (the second layer) and then start making your turn north (or south, though north is easier to see on the [[navball]]). Try to put the dot right next to the North/South line, this should give you enough distance to be 15° off the north and south poles (see next tip for reason).<br />
* Fly polar, but not too polar. Try to aim 15° left or right of the poles. This way you can cover a lot of ground reasonably quickly. Your polar resolution (how much you see the poles on your map) will be low, but your satellite repeatedly passing near them will improve it gradually.<br />
* Aim for an altitude between 300 and 350 km. This gives you the greatest range for the best resolution so you can complete your mapping in a timely fashion.<br />
* Forum member gracae86 has posted a detailed list of all the [http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/showthread.php/27999-ISA-Mapsat-Ideal-and-Non-Ideal-Altitudes Ideal Mapping Orbits] in the Kerbol system. A good rule of thumb is to have your orbit slightly above or below a synchronous or semisynchronous orbit (Because the cycles of resonances will grow exponentially towards infinity towards major fractions).<br />
* Keep your screen open. If you go to another spacecraft, it will stop mapping. It is, however, possible to leave KSP running in the background while you use other applications with a spacecraft continuing to map, provided you have selected it and not switched to another craft or the KSC.<br />
* You may wish to accelerate to 10x speed. Although this slightly reduces polar resolution, you will probably want to do this as it can take a few Kerbal Days to finish the mapping of a planet. That said, don't be overzealous and speed up 50x. Your mapping will automatically stop if you do this.</div>Mocha2007https://wiki.kerbalspaceprogram.com/index.php?title=Eeloo&diff=16452Eeloo2013-05-25T22:48:58Z<p>Mocha2007: /* Gallery */</p>
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<div>{{:Eeloo/Data}}<br />
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'''Eeloo''' is a [[w:dwarf planet|dwarf planet]] that was released in {{version|0.18.2}} as a Christmas gift to the KSP community. It is the seventh and farthest planet from [[Kerbol]] most of the time, though its orbit intersects [[Jool]]'s, passing in front of it for a minority of its revolution period. The two planets are locked in a 3:2 resonance, which, coupled with their different inclinations, ensures they cannot collide.<br />
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Eeloo has just 3.5% more gravity than the [[Mun]] and is very similar in size. Like the Mun, it has no atmosphere. The physical characteristics of Eeloo are most likely an analogue of the ice moon [[w:Enceladus (moon)|Enceladus]], and its orbit is similar to that of [[w:Pluto (dwarf planet)|Pluto]], though both bodies are known to have a tenuous atmosphere.<br />
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There are plans for Eeloo to become the moon of a second gas giant and have an active surface, with ''cryovolcanic'' phenomena.<ref>http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/showthread.php/35829-Eeloo-Discussion!?p=398040&viewfull=1#post398040</ref><br />
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== Topography ==<br />
The surface of Eeloo is relatively smooth and covered in ice, with deep canyons exposing the surface below. The highest points are near the equator and are almost 3.9 km high.<br />
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== Orbits ==<br />
Eeloo's far and large orbit makes it a challenge to successfully make an encounter with the celestial body.<br />
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A synchronous orbit around Eeloo is possible, at an altitude of ~683.9 km. <br />
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== Communication ==<br />
Using the Remote Tech plugin, path lengths from Kerbin can reach up to around 127 [[w:gigametre|Gm]] (127 billion meters), resulting in a round trip delay longer than 14 minutes. Even at the closest approach, the communication delay is more than 6 minutes.<br />
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== Reference Frames ==<br />
{{:Eeloo/RefFrame}}<br />
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== Gallery ==<br />
<gallery><br />
ProbeEeloo.jpg | A small probe on Eeloo.<br />
Sunset Eeloo.png | Sunset on Eeloo.<br />
Eeloo_map_800.gif | A topographic height map of Eeloo as of {{version|0.18.2}}, made with the ISA MapSat plugin.<br />
screenshot147.png | A probe on Eeloo near midday.<br />
</gallery><br />
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== Notes ==<br />
<references /><br />
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== Changes ==<br />
;{{Version|0.18.2|}}<br />
* Initial Release<br />
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{{Celestial Bodies}}<br />
[[Category:Celestials]]<br />
[[Category:Planets]]<br />
[[Category:Dwarf Planets]]</div>Mocha2007https://wiki.kerbalspaceprogram.com/index.php?title=Talk:Star&diff=16444Talk:Star2013-05-25T21:38:16Z<p>Mocha2007: Created page with "I think we should create a page adding speculation for other stars. Perhaps? ~~~~"</p>
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<div>I think we should create a page adding speculation for other stars. Perhaps? [[User:Mocha2007|Mocha2007]] ([[User talk:Mocha2007|talk]]) 16:38, 25 May 2013 (CDT)</div>Mocha2007https://wiki.kerbalspaceprogram.com/index.php?title=Great_April_Derp&diff=16442Great April Derp2013-05-25T21:36:07Z<p>Mocha2007: </p>
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<div>During the Great April Derp the KSP Forums got reversed all the way back to October 2012, it happened in April 2013.<br />
Both the Forums and the SpacePort were offline during the event.<br />
This is what the Dev-Team says about the Great April Derp:<br />
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|Hi,<br />
So, we finally have our Forums and SpacePort back up. However, these good tidings come with some unfortunate ones. Here's what happened:<br />
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Last week, the server that hosts SpacePort and the KSP Forums started getting slower and slower until the sites were pretty much unusable. We eventually had to shut it down, but by that time the damage was done. The slowness was coming from an excessively high number of idle connections, which may or may not have been related to a global denial-of-service attack that affected thousands of sites last week. Whether or not that was actually the case for us is hard to tell, but in any case, the end result was that we ended up with a server so broken, it needed to be wiped out completely and reinstalled from scratch.<br />
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We keep regular backups of all our databases, exactly for situations such as this. Spaceport was restored just fine. However, due to a fault in our backup process that went largely unnoticed until now, the most recent snapshots we had for the Forums were partially corrupted or incomplete. <br />
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We've been able to get the Forums back up, but on some areas of the database, we were forced to revert to older backups, in some cases reaching as far back as October. This means that unfortunately there's been some data loss, mainly affecting threads and most grievously, user accounts.<br />
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If your account dates from before October last year, you should be fine. However, if you created your account recently, there's a good chance it will be missing, in which case you'll have to re-create it. <br />
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Rest assured though, this does not in any way affect your Store account. Those live on a separate database on a separate server, and they're perfectly fine, so your store profile is safe. This issue only affects forum accounts.<br />
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Regardless, we are aware this is big a setback for a lot of people, and we sincerely apologize for it. Despite all our efforts, there was nothing we could do to get all the data back. We're still working hard on getting everything we can salvage from the partial backups we have though, so we can bring back as much content as possible.<br />
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Needless to say, we're setting up a new, much more robust backup system, to make sure this never happens again. We are also adding in new security systems to minimize damage from attacks like that as much as possible. <br />
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Once again, we deeply apologize for the inconvenience.<br />
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Sincerely,<br />
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-- The KSP Dev Team|aLeXmOrA}}</div>Mocha2007https://wiki.kerbalspaceprogram.com/index.php?title=Mun&diff=16441Mun2013-05-25T21:32:30Z<p>Mocha2007: /* Trivia */</p>
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<div>{{:Mun/Data}}<br />
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'''Mun''', also known as '''the Mun''' and sometimes written as '''Mün''', is a large [[:Category:Moons | moon]] orbiting [[Kerbin]]. It can be thought of as an analogue to our own Moon. It is gray in appearance with [[w:Impact crater|craters]] of various sizes and [[w:Mountain|mountains]] exceeding 3400 m in height. The gravitational pull the surface is 1.63&nbsp;m/s², 8.18&nbsp;m/s² less than that of Kerbin and about the surface gravity of Earth's Moon (1.624&nbsp;m/s²). It is possible to [[Tutorial:Mun Landing | land on the Mun]] or use it for [[Tutorial: Gravity Assist|gravity assist]] (gravitational slingshots) to outer bodies such as [[Minmus]] or into [[Kerbol]] orbit.<br />
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There are anomalous geological formations called [[List of easter eggs|Mun Arches]] and [[List of easter eggs|Monoliths]] (also known as munoliths) that can be found on the surface of the Mun. To preserve the enjoyment of exploration for new players, those who have found these sites are encouraged to keep their exact coordinates secret.<br />
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Synchronous orbit around the Mun is not possible, since it would have to occur at an altitude of {{OrbitAltitude | period_s=138984.376574476 | mass_kg=9.76002360215472e20 | radius_km=200 |suffix=km}}, beyond the Mun's sphere of influence. However, putting your spacecraft just outside Mun's SOI and having the same SMA would make it appear stationary. A normal 25&nbsp;km orbit can be achieved using around 800&nbsp;m/s delta V. A semi-synchronous orbit with half the rotation period of the Mun is possible at approximately 1797.41 kilometers.<br />
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== Terrain ==<br />
The Mun's terrain is smooth, grey, and scarred by craters. Its low-lying areas tend to be darker in color. The Mun also features canyons which can be hundreds of meters deep and a few kilometers long.<br />
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The Mun's highest points reach a maximum altitude of 3340 m and are located near the poles. The highest point within 45° latitude of the equator has an altitude of 2967 m and is located at 129.64° W, 0.97° N, on the north side of a canyon which is on the east edge of a large crater. Its lowest point, at altitude 0 m, is also on the east side of a large crater, at 35.42° E, 8.27° N.<br />
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For equatorial Mun landings, expect touchdown at an altitude between 1600m and 1200m.<br />
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When terrain scatter is activated in the graphics settings, the Mun has rocks scattered on its surface. Like all terrain scatters, these rocks are strictly cosmetic and do not collide with ships or Kerbals.<br />
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The Mun also has several hidden surprises for explorers to find:<br />
{{SpoilerBox<br />
|description=<br />
|content=<br />
* There are three large stone arches. Due to their size they can be spotted easily from a low (<10km) orbit near the equator.<br />
* There is a memorial honoring Neil Armstrong, the first man on the moon. It can be found inside one of the largest craters, near the south wall. It is at nearly the same coordinates where Apollo 11 first landed on the moon. It appears as a tiny white dot from low orbit. <br />
* There are three monoliths ("Munoliths"). These are very hard to find because of their small size.<br />
}}<br />
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== Observation of Kerbin ==<br />
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The Mun's orbit keeps it directly above Kerbin's equator. Because the Mun is tidally locked to Kerbin with a perfectly circular, noninclined orbit, exactly 50% of the Mun's surface (excluding areas on the edge obscured by the Mun's mountains) is ever visible from Kerbin. This also means that Kerbin is only visible from this same 50% of the Mun's surface, and that Kerbin never sets or rises as seen from the Mun. The Mun longitude for which Kerbin remains directly above in the sky (at the [[w:Zenith|Zenith]]) is about 47 degrees east. The Mun's equator is coplanar with Kerbin's, so any location on the Mun's equator that faces Kerbin will also face Kerbin's equator.Kerbin is not tidally locked to the Mun, so any point on the Mun where Kerbin is not obscured by the Mun's landscape will be able to observe every point on Kerbin as Kerbin rotates.<br />
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== Reference Frames ==<br />
{{:Mun/RefFrames}}<br />
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== Gallery ==<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Mun_color.png|A full projection map of the Mun as of version 0.14.2 and above<br />
File:Isa_mapsat_mun_map800.gif|A topografic height map of the mun made with the ISA MapSat plugin<br />
File:screenshot1.png | A successful landing on the Mun with a two-kerbal capsule. This is often a milestone for new players.</gallery><br />
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<gallery><br />
File:Mun_arch.jpg|A Mun arch<br />
File:Monolith.jpg|A Monolith<br />
File:Armstrong.png|Neil Armstrong memorial on the Mun</gallery><br />
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== Trivia ==<br />
* Prior to {{version|0.14.2}}, the tallest points on the munar surface were no higher than roughly 600m.<br />
* Mun was Kerbin's, and indeed the game's, very first moon.<br />
* After its implementation, many fans began calling the body '''Mün''', pronounced the same as "moon", believing the original spelling to be a mistake. However, several of the game's developers have been heard referring to it as '''Mun''', pronounced "muhn". In the "Surface of the Mün" title screen, a crashed lander has the words "Mün or Bust" scrawled on the side. Both spellings are generally accepted, however the spelling in-game is '''Mun'''.<br />
* Mun's orbit is perfectly circular and has zero orbital inclination. Such an orbit in reality would be impossible since this would require precise positioning of any dust/bodies that created it during the planetary system's formation, as well as the absence of a central star or other planets.<br />
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== Changes ==<br />
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;{{Version|0.20|}}<br />
* Terrain overhaul<br />
;{{Version|0.18|}}<br />
* [[List of easter eggs|Easter Eggs]] added (one fixed, one added)<br />
* New small art pass.<br />
;{{Version|0.17|}}<br />
* Texture Improvements<br />
;{{Version|0.16|}}<br />
* Easter Eggs added<br />
;{{Version|0.15|}}<br />
* Texture Improvements<br />
;{{Version|0.14.2|}}<br />
* Terrain overhaul <br />
;{{Version|0.12|}}<br />
* Initial Release<br />
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== Notes ==<br />
<references /><br />
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{{Celestial Bodies}}<br />
[[Category:Celestials]]<br />
[[Category:Moons]]</div>Mocha2007https://wiki.kerbalspaceprogram.com/index.php?title=Ike&diff=10786Ike2013-02-02T18:41:38Z<p>Mocha2007: It's far too large to be an asteroid</p>
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<div>{{Planetbox<br />
|Class=Moon<br />
|File=Ike275.png<br />
|Parent=Duna<br />
|smaxis=3200000<br />
|apoap=3296000 <!-- 3295999.99785423 --><br />
|periap=3104000 <!-- 3104000.00214577 --><br />
|orbecc=0.03<br />
|orbinc=0.2<br />
|anomaly=3.14<br />
|orbps=65517.8621348081<br />
|orbv=334.8<br />
|radius=130000<br />
|mass=2.78219487161284e20<br />
|gravPar=18568368573.144<br />
|gravityv=1.1<br />
|sidrot=65517.8621348081<br />
|sidv=12.467<br />
|SoI=1049598.93931162<br />
|atmosyorn=No<br />
|atmoskPa=N/A<br />
|atmosh=N/A<br />
|T-minC=N/A<br />
|T-minK=N/A<br />
|T-maxC=N/A<br />
|T-maxK=N/A<br />
|O2yorn=N/A<br />
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'''Ike''' is a [[moon]] and the only [[w:natural satellite|natural satellite]] of [[Duna]]. Ike has steep, rocky slopes and no atmosphere. Ike and Duna are tidally locked due to their proximity and Ike's size.<br />
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An encounter with Ike is quite likely when approaching Duna, provided the player's trajectory is near the plane of Ike's orbit. This is because Ike's sphere of influence is very high relative to the semi-major axis of its orbit &mdash; in fact, no other moon in the game has a larger SOI-to-semi-major-axis ratio.<!--<br />
Gilly: 0.00400391333<br />
Mun: 0.20246325833<br />
Minmus: 0.04781762553<br />
Ike: 0.32799965625<br />
Laythe: 0.13697931872<br />
Vall: 0.05576569800<br />
Tylo: 0.15848931387<br />
Bop: 0.00950241914<br />
--><br />
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Stationary orbit around Ike is not possible &mdash; it would require an altitude of<br />
{{OrbitAltitude | period_s=64980 | mass_kg=2.78219487161284e20 | radius_km=130 }}, outside of Ike's sphere of influence. However, since Ike and Duna are tidally locked to each other, a spacecraft in stationary orbit around Duna will see Ike in a stable, non-rotating position, as it would appear in a stationary Ike orbit.<br />
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== Topography ==<br />
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Ike is extremely rocky, with craters that span for many kilometers. Its tallest points are 12.75 km above its lowest, giving it an elevation range over 3 times that of the [[Mun]]<!--3.34 km--> despite the fact that the Mun has a 54% wider radius and 137% more surface area. The increased elevation and smaller size result in many steep slopes and make landing quite difficult. The bottoms of craters are among the flatter, safer landing locations.<br />
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== Reference Frames ==<br />
Rotational/Inertial transition: 100 km?<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
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| '''Warp''' || 5x, 10x || 50x || 100x || 1000x || 10,000x || 100,000x<br />
|-<br />
| '''Minimum altitude''' || 5 km || 10 km || 25 km || 50 km || 100 km || 200 km<br />
|}<br />
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== Gallery ==<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Gravitational_Assist.png|A gravitational assist from Ike can help reduce descent velocity down to Duna's surface.<br />
Ike_Eclipse.png | Ike eclipsing Duna<br />
Ike.png | Ike as seen in the Tracking Station<br />
Gui_Ike_ISA_Topo.png | Topographical map of Ike<br />
Gui_Ike_Polars_Topo.png | Polar topographical map<br />
Ike_map_800.gif | A topographic height map of Ike made with the ISA MapSat plugin<br />
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== Changes ==<br />
;{{Version|0.17|}}<br />
* Initial Release<br />
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{{Celestial Bodies}}<br />
[[Category:Celestials]]<br />
[[Category:Moons]]</div>Mocha2007https://wiki.kerbalspaceprogram.com/index.php?title=Minmus&diff=10785Minmus2013-02-02T18:19:31Z<p>Mocha2007: </p>
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<div>{{Planetbox<br />
|Class=Moon<br />
|File=Minmus.jpg<br />
|Parent=Kerbin<br />
|smaxis=47000000<br />
|apoap=47000000<br />
|periap=47000000<br />
|orbecc=0<br />
|orbinc=6<br />
|anomaly=0.94<br />
|orbps=1077310.52101881<br />
|orbph=299.3<br />
|orbv=274.1<br />
|radius=60000<br />
|mass=2.64578967083079e19<br />
|gravPar=1765800026.31247<br />
|gravityv=0.49<br />
|escv=??<br />
|sidrot=40400<br />
|sidv=9.3<br />
|SoI=2247428.3879023<br />
|atmosyorn=No<br />
|atmoskPa=N/A<br />
|atmosh=N/A<br />
|T-minC=N/A<br />
|T-minK=N/A<br />
|T-maxC=N/A<br />
|T-maxK=N/A<br />
|O2yorn=N/A<br />
}}<br />
<br />
'''Minmus''' is a small [[moon]] of [[Kerbin]]. From the surface of [[Kerbin]] or [[Mun]], it is a cyan speck one or two pixels wide which appears to slightly oscillate vertically. This is a result of viewing its rotation from afar. Up close, it is mint green in appearance with what seem to be icy buttes, large hills, and frozen lakes. The highest areas are over 5.7 km in altitude. It is more difficult to reach Minmus orbit than Mun orbit, but easier to land and take off.<br />
<br />
== Orbital Characteristics ==<br />
* [[w:Synodic Period|Synodic Period]] from Kerbin's Surface: 14 days, 3 hours, 1 second (1220401 seconds)<br />
<br />
Synchronous orbit around Minmus is possible at an altitude of {{OrbitAltitude | period_s=40400 | mass_kg=2.64578967083079e19 | radius_km=60 }}.<br />
<br />
== Topography ==<br />
Minmus has a very uneven surface, with substantial areas over 6 km high. The vast majority of the surface is rolling hills, with lakes of a frozen substance concentrated near the equator.<ref>http://kerbalspaceprogram.com/forum/index.php?topic=13530.msg219016#msg219016</ref> The lakes are almost perfectly flat and mostly at datum altitude (0 m).<br />
<br />
== Reference Frames ==<br />
Rotational/Inertial transition: 100,000 m<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
! Warp<br />
! Minimum Altitude<br />
|-<br />
| 1x || n/a<br />
|-<br />
| 5x || 3,000 m<br />
|-<br />
| 10x || 3,000 m<br />
|-<br />
| 50x || 6,000 m<br />
|-<br />
| 100x || 12,000 m<br />
|-<br />
| 1,000x || 24,000 m<br />
|-<br />
| 10,000x || 48,000 m<br />
|-<br />
| 100,000x || 60,000 m<br />
|}<br />
<br />
== Gallery ==<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Min_color.png|A full projection map of Minmus as of version 0.15 and above<br />
File:Minmus Topo mercator 400x400.png|A topographic map of Minmus made with the ISA MapSat plugin<br />
File:Minmus_800.gif | A topographic heightmap of Minmus made with the ISA MapSat plugin<br />
File:MunAndKerbinFromMinmus.png | Mun and Kerbin as seen from the surface of Minmus<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
== Trivia ==<br />
*Minmus's name is likely derived from the Latin word "minimus", which denotes the smallest member of a group of beings or creatures. Since Minmus is the smallest member of the Kerbin system, this makes sense.<br />
*It is possible to land and takeoff from Minmus with the EVA jetpack at 100% fuel.<br />
<br />
== Changes ==<br />
;{{Version|0.17|}}<br />
* Minmus is no longer tidally locked to Kerbin.<ref>http://www.reddit.com/r/KerbalSpaceProgram/comments/10q9z2/minmus_lost_its_tidal_lock_to_kerbin_in_v017/</ref><br />
* Minmus' mass reduced. <ref>http://kerbalspaceprogram.com/forum/showthread.php/24156-Is-Minmus-on-a-weight-loss-program</ref><br />
* Synchronous orbit is now possible. Previously, it would have required an altitude of {{OrbitAltitude | period_s=(299.25*60*60) | mass_kg=4.233e19 | radius_km=60 }}, outside Minmus' sphere of influence.<br />
;{{Version|0.15|}}<br />
* Initial Release<br />
<br />
== See also ==<br />
<br />
[[How to get to Minmus|Tutorial on travelling from Kerbin to Minmus]]<br />
<br />
== Notes ==<br />
<references /><br />
<br />
<br />
{{Celestial Bodies}}<br />
[[Category:Celestials]]<br />
[[Category:Moons]]</div>Mocha2007https://wiki.kerbalspaceprogram.com/index.php?title=Minmus&diff=10784Minmus2013-02-02T18:19:04Z<p>Mocha2007: SOMEBODY is colorblind</p>
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<div>{{Planetbox<br />
|Class=Moon<br />
|File=Minmus.jpg<br />
|Parent=Kerbin<br />
|smaxis=47000000<br />
|apoap=47000000<br />
|periap=47000000<br />
|orbecc=0<br />
|orbinc=6<br />
|anomaly=0.94<br />
|orbps=1077310.52101881<br />
|orbph=299.3<br />
|orbv=274.1<br />
|radius=60000<br />
|mass=2.64578967083079e19<br />
|gravPar=1765800026.31247<br />
|gravityv=0.49<br />
|escv=??<br />
|sidrot=40400<br />
|sidv=9.3<br />
|SoI=2247428.3879023<br />
|atmosyorn=No<br />
|atmoskPa=N/A<br />
|atmosh=N/A<br />
|T-minC=N/A<br />
|T-minK=N/A<br />
|T-maxC=N/A<br />
|T-maxK=N/A<br />
|O2yorn=N/A<br />
}}<br />
<br />
'''Minmus''' is a small [[moon]] of [[Kerbin]]. From the surface of [[Kerbin]] or [[Mun]], it is a cyan speck which appears to slightly oscillate vertically. This is a result of viewing its rotation from afar. Up close, it is mint green in appearance with what seem to be icy buttes, large hills, and frozen lakes. The highest areas are over 5.7 km in altitude. It is more difficult to reach Minmus orbit than Mun orbit, but easier to land and take off.<br />
<br />
== Orbital Characteristics ==<br />
* [[w:Synodic Period|Synodic Period]] from Kerbin's Surface: 14 days, 3 hours, 1 second (1220401 seconds)<br />
<br />
Synchronous orbit around Minmus is possible at an altitude of {{OrbitAltitude | period_s=40400 | mass_kg=2.64578967083079e19 | radius_km=60 }}.<br />
<br />
== Topography ==<br />
Minmus has a very uneven surface, with substantial areas over 6 km high. The vast majority of the surface is rolling hills, with lakes of a frozen substance concentrated near the equator.<ref>http://kerbalspaceprogram.com/forum/index.php?topic=13530.msg219016#msg219016</ref> The lakes are almost perfectly flat and mostly at datum altitude (0 m).<br />
<br />
== Reference Frames ==<br />
Rotational/Inertial transition: 100,000 m<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
! Warp<br />
! Minimum Altitude<br />
|-<br />
| 1x || n/a<br />
|-<br />
| 5x || 3,000 m<br />
|-<br />
| 10x || 3,000 m<br />
|-<br />
| 50x || 6,000 m<br />
|-<br />
| 100x || 12,000 m<br />
|-<br />
| 1,000x || 24,000 m<br />
|-<br />
| 10,000x || 48,000 m<br />
|-<br />
| 100,000x || 60,000 m<br />
|}<br />
<br />
== Gallery ==<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Min_color.png|A full projection map of Minmus as of version 0.15 and above<br />
File:Minmus Topo mercator 400x400.png|A topographic map of Minmus made with the ISA MapSat plugin<br />
File:Minmus_800.gif | A topographic heightmap of Minmus made with the ISA MapSat plugin<br />
File:MunAndKerbinFromMinmus.png | Mun and Kerbin as seen from the surface of Minmus<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
== Trivia ==<br />
*Minmus's name is likely derived from the Latin word "minimus", which denotes the smallest member of a group of beings or creatures. Since Minmus is the smallest member of the Kerbin system, this makes sense.<br />
*It is possible to land and takeoff from Minmus with the EVA jetpack at 100% fuel.<br />
<br />
== Changes ==<br />
;{{Version|0.17|}}<br />
* Minmus is no longer tidally locked to Kerbin.<ref>http://www.reddit.com/r/KerbalSpaceProgram/comments/10q9z2/minmus_lost_its_tidal_lock_to_kerbin_in_v017/</ref><br />
* Minmus' mass reduced. <ref>http://kerbalspaceprogram.com/forum/showthread.php/24156-Is-Minmus-on-a-weight-loss-program</ref><br />
* Synchronous orbit is now possible. Previously, it would have required an altitude of {{OrbitAltitude | period_s=(299.25*60*60) | mass_kg=4.233e19 | radius_km=60 }}, outside Minmus' sphere of influence.<br />
;{{Version|0.15|}}<br />
* Initial Release<br />
<br />
== See also ==<br />
<br />
[[How to get to Minmus|Tutorial on travelling from Kerbin to Minmus]]<br />
<br />
== Notes ==<br />
<references /><br />
<br />
<br />
{{Celestial Bodies}}<br />
[[Category:Celestials]]<br />
[[Category:Moons]]</div>Mocha2007https://wiki.kerbalspaceprogram.com/index.php?title=Jool&diff=10593Jool2013-01-14T00:16:35Z<p>Mocha2007: /* Trivia */</p>
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<div>{{Planetbox<br />
|Class=Planet<br />
|File=Jool.jpg<br />
|Parent=Kerbol<br />
|smaxis=68,773,560,320<br />
|apoap=71,950,638,386<br />
|periap=65,073,282,253<br />
|orbecc=0.05<br />
|orbinc=1.304<br />
|anomaly=0.1<br />
|orbps=104661360<br />
|orbph=29,072.6<br />
|orbv=3,927.2 - 4,340.6<br />
|radius=6000000<br />
|mass=4.23326347332927e24<br />
|gravPar=282528004209995<br />
|gravityv=7.85<br />
|gravityp=2.827e14<br />
|sidrot=36000<br />
|sidv=1,047.2<br />
|SoI=2455985185.42347<br />
|atmosyorn=Yes<br />
|atmoskPa=1519.902<br />
|atmosh=132188.486072532<br />
|T-minC=(-86.13)<br />
|T-minK=??<br />
|T-maxC=199.43<br />
|T-maxK=??<br />
|O2yorn=No<br />
}}<br />
<br />
'''Jool''' is a [[w:Gas giant|gas giant]] and the sixth planet of the [[Kerbol]] star system. It is the 6th planet from [[Kerbol]], making it one of the harder planets to reach. It is one of the most appealing targets for missions, however, because of its large and complex system of five moons: '''[[Laythe]]''', '''[[Vall]]''', '''[[Tylo]]''', '''[[Bop]]''', and '''[[Pol]]'''. Orbits well-aligned with the orbital plane, and many intersections with moon orbits can easily be captured by a couple moons with little to no ΔV before having to correct your orbit.<br />
<br />
== Atmosphere ==<br />
{|<br />
|<br />
[[File:JoolAtmosphere.png|thumb|right|Aerobraking in Jool's atmosphere.]]<br />
<br />
Although Jool has a radius ten times greater than [[Kerbin]], its [[atmosphere]] begins just twice as high (138.2 km). It is extremely dense, well suited for aerobraking from a high-speed interplanetary intercept. Orbiting just outside the atmosphere will give you a period of 94.7437 minutes, and a speed of 6,785 m/s. You typically do not need to go lower than 60 km to aerobrake.<br />
<br />
In general, the atmospheric pressure on Jool at an altitude expressed in meters is:<br />
: <math>p_j = 15\ e^{-altitude/10000}</math><br />
<br />
[[File:Kerbal_landing_on_jool.png|thumb|right|The effects of landing on Jool's "surface" as a Kerbonaut]]<br />
Closer to the surface, the physics of the game start to break down. Due to its extremely thick atmosphere, terminal velocity is so low that lighter spacecraft will not even need parachutes or retrorockets. It is not impossible to land on its solid surface, though spacecraft are inevitably and invariably devoured by the [[Kraken]]. If a Kerbonaut is put on EVA he will not be destroyed, making one-way sacrificial landings possible. However, as seen near the end of [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kkeb5-u3-lY this video], the Kerbonaut will start to glitch out and shake uncontrollably. This only happens if you're on time warp 4. The game will later glitch and cut to a black screen with the altimeter going through numbers rapidly. Unless you restart the game, Kerbin's atmosphere will be missing.<br />
|}<br />
<br />
== Natural Satellites ==<br />
{|<br />
|<br />
[[File:JoolLaythe.png|thumb|right|The ocean moon [[Laythe]], about to transit Jool.]]<br />
<br />
Jool has five natural satellites:<br />
* The ocean moon [[Laythe]], currently the only moon possessing an atmosphere, is the closest to Jool and second largest of its moons. Due to its high orbital velocity, it is somewhat challenging to reach. Next to [[Eve]], its size and composition make it the most similar celestial body to [[Kerbin]]<br />
* The ice moon [[Vall]], which is the third largest and second closest. Its orbital path and velocity sit almost exactly between Layth and Tylo.<br />
* The rocky moon [[Tylo]], similar to Kerbin's [[Mun]], although it has similar gravity to [[Kerbin]]. While having the largest SOI, making it easiest to encounter, achieving orbit and landing are exceptionally difficult due to it's large gravity well coupled with lack of atmosphere.<br />
* The captured asteroid [[Bop]], the smallest body orbiting Jool. Due to its distant, erratic orbit and low gravity, it is also challenging to reach.<br />
<br />
*In 0.18, a new moon was added, [[Pol]], named so after a Pollen grain which it resembles. A yellowish/greenish moon, rocky and uneven with tall spiky mountains. It orbits Jool beyond Bop and is around twice as large. An image can be found [http://i.imgur.com/SshEN.png here].<br />
<br />
[[Laythe]], [[Vall]], and [[Tylo]] are in a Laplace resonance, with orbital periods of 1:2:4 respectively. Despite the fact that the moons can easily eclipse both each other and Jool, they do not.<br />
<br />
== Gallery ==<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Jool_Descent.png | A probe deep within Jool's atmosphere which is eventually crushed by the extreme pressure.<br />
File:Jool.png | Jool in 0.17.<br />
File:jool_and_moons.jpg | Jool and its moons in 0.17.<br />
File:Screenshot540.png | Low orbit over Jool.<br />
File:screenshot73.png | A Probe that has winglets to steer. Note that as you descend deeper into the atmosphere, it gets harder to move at all, rendering, RCS useless<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
== Trivia ==<br />
* Jool has roughly the same equatorial radius as the planets Earth and Venus.<br />
* The sunsets and sunrises on Jool are a shade of yellowish brown.<br />
<br />
* Like Io, Europa, and Ganymede, Joolean moon have a Laplace resonance 1:2:4<br />
<br />
== Changes ==<br />
;{{Version|0.18|}}<br />
* Added a new farther out moon named Pol. <br />
;{{Version|0.17|}}<br />
* Initial Release<br />
<br />
{{Celestial Bodies}}<br />
[[Category:Celestials]]<br />
[[Category:Planets]]</div>Mocha2007https://wiki.kerbalspaceprogram.com/index.php?title=Jool&diff=10592Jool2013-01-14T00:16:14Z<p>Mocha2007: /* Trivia */</p>
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<div>{{Planetbox<br />
|Class=Planet<br />
|File=Jool.jpg<br />
|Parent=Kerbol<br />
|smaxis=68,773,560,320<br />
|apoap=71,950,638,386<br />
|periap=65,073,282,253<br />
|orbecc=0.05<br />
|orbinc=1.304<br />
|anomaly=0.1<br />
|orbps=104661360<br />
|orbph=29,072.6<br />
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|radius=6000000<br />
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|gravityp=2.827e14<br />
|sidrot=36000<br />
|sidv=1,047.2<br />
|SoI=2455985185.42347<br />
|atmosyorn=Yes<br />
|atmoskPa=1519.902<br />
|atmosh=132188.486072532<br />
|T-minC=(-86.13)<br />
|T-minK=??<br />
|T-maxC=199.43<br />
|T-maxK=??<br />
|O2yorn=No<br />
}}<br />
<br />
'''Jool''' is a [[w:Gas giant|gas giant]] and the sixth planet of the [[Kerbol]] star system. It is the 6th planet from [[Kerbol]], making it one of the harder planets to reach. It is one of the most appealing targets for missions, however, because of its large and complex system of five moons: '''[[Laythe]]''', '''[[Vall]]''', '''[[Tylo]]''', '''[[Bop]]''', and '''[[Pol]]'''. Orbits well-aligned with the orbital plane, and many intersections with moon orbits can easily be captured by a couple moons with little to no ΔV before having to correct your orbit.<br />
<br />
== Atmosphere ==<br />
{|<br />
|<br />
[[File:JoolAtmosphere.png|thumb|right|Aerobraking in Jool's atmosphere.]]<br />
<br />
Although Jool has a radius ten times greater than [[Kerbin]], its [[atmosphere]] begins just twice as high (138.2 km). It is extremely dense, well suited for aerobraking from a high-speed interplanetary intercept. Orbiting just outside the atmosphere will give you a period of 94.7437 minutes, and a speed of 6,785 m/s. You typically do not need to go lower than 60 km to aerobrake.<br />
<br />
In general, the atmospheric pressure on Jool at an altitude expressed in meters is:<br />
: <math>p_j = 15\ e^{-altitude/10000}</math><br />
<br />
[[File:Kerbal_landing_on_jool.png|thumb|right|The effects of landing on Jool's "surface" as a Kerbonaut]]<br />
Closer to the surface, the physics of the game start to break down. Due to its extremely thick atmosphere, terminal velocity is so low that lighter spacecraft will not even need parachutes or retrorockets. It is not impossible to land on its solid surface, though spacecraft are inevitably and invariably devoured by the [[Kraken]]. If a Kerbonaut is put on EVA he will not be destroyed, making one-way sacrificial landings possible. However, as seen near the end of [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kkeb5-u3-lY this video], the Kerbonaut will start to glitch out and shake uncontrollably. This only happens if you're on time warp 4. The game will later glitch and cut to a black screen with the altimeter going through numbers rapidly. Unless you restart the game, Kerbin's atmosphere will be missing.<br />
|}<br />
<br />
== Natural Satellites ==<br />
{|<br />
|<br />
[[File:JoolLaythe.png|thumb|right|The ocean moon [[Laythe]], about to transit Jool.]]<br />
<br />
Jool has five natural satellites:<br />
* The ocean moon [[Laythe]], currently the only moon possessing an atmosphere, is the closest to Jool and second largest of its moons. Due to its high orbital velocity, it is somewhat challenging to reach. Next to [[Eve]], its size and composition make it the most similar celestial body to [[Kerbin]]<br />
* The ice moon [[Vall]], which is the third largest and second closest. Its orbital path and velocity sit almost exactly between Layth and Tylo.<br />
* The rocky moon [[Tylo]], similar to Kerbin's [[Mun]], although it has similar gravity to [[Kerbin]]. While having the largest SOI, making it easiest to encounter, achieving orbit and landing are exceptionally difficult due to it's large gravity well coupled with lack of atmosphere.<br />
* The captured asteroid [[Bop]], the smallest body orbiting Jool. Due to its distant, erratic orbit and low gravity, it is also challenging to reach.<br />
<br />
*In 0.18, a new moon was added, [[Pol]], named so after a Pollen grain which it resembles. A yellowish/greenish moon, rocky and uneven with tall spiky mountains. It orbits Jool beyond Bop and is around twice as large. An image can be found [http://i.imgur.com/SshEN.png here].<br />
<br />
[[Laythe]], [[Vall]], and [[Tylo]] are in a Laplace resonance, with orbital periods of 1:2:4 respectively. Despite the fact that the moons can easily eclipse both each other and Jool, they do not.<br />
<br />
== Gallery ==<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Jool_Descent.png | A probe deep within Jool's atmosphere which is eventually crushed by the extreme pressure.<br />
File:Jool.png | Jool in 0.17.<br />
File:jool_and_moons.jpg | Jool and its moons in 0.17.<br />
File:Screenshot540.png | Low orbit over Jool.<br />
File:screenshot73.png | A Probe that has winglets to steer. Note that as you descend deeper into the atmosphere, it gets harder to move at all, rendering, RCS useless<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
== Trivia ==<br />
* Jool has roughly the same equatorial radius as the planets Earth and Venus.<br />
* The sunsets and sunrises on Jool are a shade of yellowish brown.<br />
<br />
* Like Io Europa and Ganymede, Joolean moon have a Laplace resonance 1:2:4<br />
<br />
== Changes ==<br />
;{{Version|0.18|}}<br />
* Added a new farther out moon named Pol. <br />
;{{Version|0.17|}}<br />
* Initial Release<br />
<br />
{{Celestial Bodies}}<br />
[[Category:Celestials]]<br />
[[Category:Planets]]</div>Mocha2007https://wiki.kerbalspaceprogram.com/index.php?title=Bop&diff=10591Bop2013-01-14T00:08:30Z<p>Mocha2007: </p>
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<div>{{Planetbox<br />
|Class=Moon<br />
|File=Bop.png<br />
|Parent=Jool<br />
|smaxis=128500000<br />
|apoap=158697500<br />
|periap=98302500<br />
|orbecc=0.235<br />
|orbinc=15<br />
|anomaly=1<br />
|orbps=544507.4<br />
|orbv=1482.8<br />
|radius=65000<br />
|mass=3.72615364760999e19<br />
|gravPar=2486834944.41491<br />
|sidrot=544507.4<br />
|SoI=1221061<br />
|atmosyorn=No<br />
}}<!-- see http://tinyurl.com/kspinforip --> <br />
<br />
'''Bop''' is one of the five [[w:Natural satellite|natural satellites]] of [[Jool]]. It is very similar to [[Gilly]]. Bop has a large crater with a white rim. Some of its mountains rise as high as 20 km above the surface. Bop gains its shape of a brown crunched up ball of paper is caused by its low gravity. The brownish color may come from solid carbon, or iron oxide.<br />
<br />
== Orbital Statistics ==<br />
Bop is the only satellite of Jool that permits a geosynchronous orbit. Because of its fast rotation (3.6 hours per rotation), the optimum altitude for geosynchronous orbit is 154417.9 meters, well within the sphere of influence of the body (993003 meters). This moon is considered a [[Captured Asteroid]].<br />
<br />
== Reference Frames ==<br />
Rotational/Inertial transition: 100,000 m<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
!Warp<br />
!colspan="2"|Minimum Altitude<br />
|-<br />
| 1x<br />
| 0 m<br />
|-<br />
| 5x<br />
| 24,500 m<br />
|-<br />
| 10x<br />
| 24,500 m<br />
|-<br />
| 50x<br />
| 24,500 m<br />
|-<br />
| 100x<br />
| 40,000 m<br />
|-<br />
| 1,000x<br />
| 60,000 m<br />
|-<br />
| 10,000x<br />
| 80,000 m<br />
|-<br />
| 100,000x<br />
| 100,000 m<br />
|}<br />
<br />
It is unwise to Orbit at an altitude of under 10km, as you will almost always encounter a mountain.<br />
<br />
== Gallery ==<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Gui_Bop_ISA_Topo.png | Topographical map of Bop<br />
File:Gui_Bop_Polars_Topo.png<br />
File:Bop_800_map.gif | A topografic height map of Bop made with the ISA MapSat plugin<br />
File:BopFromLaythe.png | You can see Bop from Laythe as a small dot<br />
File:screenshot66.png | A Bop Hopper probe nestled in a valley.<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
== Changes ==<br />
<br />
;{{Version|0.18.2|}}<br />
* Semi-major axis increased to prevent SOI intersection with [[Tylo]]<br />
;{{Version|0.17|}}<br />
* Initial Release<br />
<br />
{{Celestial Bodies}}<br />
[[Category:Celestials]]<br />
[[Category:Moons]]</div>Mocha2007https://wiki.kerbalspaceprogram.com/index.php?title=Bop&diff=10590Bop2013-01-14T00:08:16Z<p>Mocha2007: Arsenic is much too rare to be in large enough quantaties to cause reddening.</p>
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<div>{{Planetbox<br />
|Class=Moon<br />
|File=Bop.png<br />
|Parent=Jool<br />
|smaxis=128500000<br />
|apoap=158697500<br />
|periap=98302500<br />
|orbecc=0.235<br />
|orbinc=15<br />
|anomaly=1<br />
|orbps=544507.4<br />
|orbv=1482.8<br />
|radius=65000<br />
|mass=3.72615364760999e19<br />
|gravPar=2486834944.41491<br />
|sidrot=544507.4<br />
|SoI=1221061<br />
|atmosyorn=No<br />
}}<!-- see http://tinyurl.com/kspinforip --> <br />
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'''Bop''' is one of the five [[w:Natural satellite|natural satellites]] of [[Jool]]. It is very similar to [[Gilly]]. Bop has a large crater with a white rim. Some of its mountains rise as high as 20 km above the surface. Bop gains its shape of a brown crunched up ball of paper is caused by its low gravity. The brownish color may come from solid carbon, iron oxide.<br />
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== Orbital Statistics ==<br />
Bop is the only satellite of Jool that permits a geosynchronous orbit. Because of its fast rotation (3.6 hours per rotation), the optimum altitude for geosynchronous orbit is 154417.9 meters, well within the sphere of influence of the body (993003 meters). This moon is considered a [[Captured Asteroid]].<br />
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== Reference Frames ==<br />
Rotational/Inertial transition: 100,000 m<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
!Warp<br />
!colspan="2"|Minimum Altitude<br />
|-<br />
| 1x<br />
| 0 m<br />
|-<br />
| 5x<br />
| 24,500 m<br />
|-<br />
| 10x<br />
| 24,500 m<br />
|-<br />
| 50x<br />
| 24,500 m<br />
|-<br />
| 100x<br />
| 40,000 m<br />
|-<br />
| 1,000x<br />
| 60,000 m<br />
|-<br />
| 10,000x<br />
| 80,000 m<br />
|-<br />
| 100,000x<br />
| 100,000 m<br />
|}<br />
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It is unwise to Orbit at an altitude of under 10km, as you will almost always encounter a mountain.<br />
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== Gallery ==<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Gui_Bop_ISA_Topo.png | Topographical map of Bop<br />
File:Gui_Bop_Polars_Topo.png<br />
File:Bop_800_map.gif | A topografic height map of Bop made with the ISA MapSat plugin<br />
File:BopFromLaythe.png | You can see Bop from Laythe as a small dot<br />
File:screenshot66.png | A Bop Hopper probe nestled in a valley.<br />
</gallery><br />
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== Changes ==<br />
<br />
;{{Version|0.18.2|}}<br />
* Semi-major axis increased to prevent SOI intersection with [[Tylo]]<br />
;{{Version|0.17|}}<br />
* Initial Release<br />
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{{Celestial Bodies}}<br />
[[Category:Celestials]]<br />
[[Category:Moons]]</div>Mocha2007https://wiki.kerbalspaceprogram.com/index.php?title=Vall&diff=10589Vall2013-01-14T00:05:50Z<p>Mocha2007: </p>
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<div>{{Planetbox<br />
|Class=Moon<br />
|File=Vall.png<br />
|Parent=Jool<br />
|smaxis=43152000<br />
|apoap=43152000<br />
|periap=43152000<br />
|orbecc=0<br />
|orbinc=0<br />
|anomaly=1.26<br />
|orbps=105962.088893924<br />
|orbph=29.4<br />
|orbv=2558.8<br />
|radius=300000<br />
|mass=3.10880280901634e21<br />
|gravPar=207481499473.751<br />
|gravityv=2.31<br />
|sidrot=105962.088893924<br />
|sidv=17.8<br />
|SoI=2406401.44479404<br />
|atmosyorn=No<br />
|atmoskPa=N/A<br />
|atmosh=N/A<br />
|T-minC=N/A<br />
|T-minK=N/A<br />
|T-maxC=N/A<br />
|T-maxK=N/A<br />
|O2yorn=N/A<br />
}}<br />
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'''Vall''' is one of the five [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_satellite natural satellites] of [[Jool]]. It has an icy surface which is somewhat hilly, ranging in elevation from 0 m to over 2114 m. Like the other large Joolian moons, Vall is tidally locked. Synchronus orbits around Vall are not possible, as they would lie outside of its SOI.<br />
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Landing on Vall and returning is significantly more challenging than the [[Mün]]. It lacks atmosphere but has a higher gravity and more uneven terrain, so a larger rocket is required.<br />
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== Reference Frames ==<br />
Rotational/Inertial transition: 100,000? m<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
!Warp<br />
!colspan="2"|Minimum Altitude<br />
|-<br />
| 1x<br />
| 0 m<br />
|-<br />
| 5x<br />
| 24,500 m<br />
|-<br />
| 10x<br />
| 24,500 m<br />
|-<br />
| 50x<br />
| 24,500 m<br />
|-<br />
| 100x<br />
| 40,000 m<br />
|-<br />
| 1,000x<br />
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|-<br />
| 10,000x<br />
| 80,000 m<br />
|-<br />
| 100,000x<br />
| 100,000 m<br />
|}<br />
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== Gallery ==<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Mechjeb_Vall.png | Mechanical Jeb probe in low Vall orbit. Laythe and Jool in the background.<br />
File:Vall topo compressed.png | A topographic map of Vall made with ISA MapSat.<br />
File:Vall natural bump compressed.jpg | A bump map in approximate natural colors.<br />
File:Vall Henge.png | A mysterious set of standing stones found on Vall.<br />
File:Vall-jool-laythe-tylo.jpg | The surface of Vall with Jool, Laythe and Tylo in the background. Bop is also on this picture but far to small to recognise.<br />
File:Vall_800_map.gif |A topographic heightmap of Vall made with the ISA MapSat plugin<br />
File:VallFromLaythe.png | Picture of Vall visible from Laythe<br />
</gallery><br />
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== Changes ==<br />
;{{Version|0.17|}}<br />
* Initial Release<br />
<br />
{{Celestial Bodies}}<br />
[[Category:Celestials]]<br />
[[Category:Moons]]</div>Mocha2007https://wiki.kerbalspaceprogram.com/index.php?title=User:Mocha2007&diff=9727User:Mocha20072012-12-19T17:17:14Z<p>Mocha2007: Undo revision 9658 by Mocha2007 (talk)</p>
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<div>I launch ridiculous quantities of satellites for no apparent reason other than to watch them all DIE...<br />
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MUHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!</div>Mocha2007https://wiki.kerbalspaceprogram.com/index.php?title=Pol&diff=9725Pol2012-12-19T17:15:54Z<p>Mocha2007: POL IS A MOON NOT AN ASTEROID GAAH</p>
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<div><br />
{{Planetbox<br />
|Class=Moon<br />
|File=Pol_Tracking.png<br />
|Parent=Jool<br />
|smaxis=129886000<br />
|apoap=152081706<br />
|periap=129890000<br />
|orbecc=0.17<br />
|orbinc=4.25<br />
|anomaly=4.85<br />
|orbps=553341<br />
|orbph=153.7<br />
|orbv=<br />
|radius=44000<br />
|mass=3.41e18<br />
|gravPar=227883000<br />
|gravityv=.0356<br />
|sidrot=<br />
|sidv=0.5<br />
|SoI=474235<br />
|atmosyorn=No<br />
<br />
|atmoskPa=N/A<br />
|atmosh=N/A<br />
|T-minC=N/A<br />
|T-minK=N/A<br />
|T-maxC=N/A<br />
|T-maxK=N/A<br />
|O2yorn=N/A<br />
}}<br />
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'''Pol''' is one of the five [[w:Natural satellite|natural satellites]] of [[Jool]]. Pol is in a large orbit, with moderate eccentricity and inclination, which indicates it may be a captured asteroid. The terrain is (proportionally) quite rough, with large ridges that make it resemble a pollen grain. The tallest mountains are very roughly 3-4 km high. The moon is easy to land on due to its extremely low gravity. The moon's gravity is similar to the force of Gilly, but much, much lower.<br />
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== Topography ==<br />
Pol has many unique characteristics. For one, it has many spiked mountains and very large cliffs that can reach up to 4km high. Its surface appears to be composed of various phosphoric compounds and is covered in peculiar spire-shaped rocks. Pol also has extremely low gravity due to its very small mass, having the lowest gravitational force in the Kerbol system, being less massive than [[Gilly]]. Pol has a very inclined orbit, and it is the furthest body away from [[Jool]], suggesting that it is a captured asteroid. Pol is tidally locked with its parent, [[Jool]].<br />
<br />
== Reference Frames ==<br />
Rotational/Inertial transition: 100,000 m<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
!Warp<br />
!colspan="2"|Minimum Altitude<br />
|-<br />
| 1x<br />
| 0 m<br />
|-<br />
| 5x<br />
| 5,000 m<br />
|-<br />
| 10x<br />
| 5,000 m<br />
|-<br />
| 50x<br />
| 5,000 m<br />
|-<br />
| 100x<br />
| 8,000 m<br />
|-<br />
| 1,000x<br />
| 12,000 m<br />
|-<br />
| 10,000x<br />
| 30,000 m<br />
|-<br />
| 100,000x<br />
| 90,000 m<br />
|}<br />
<br />
== Gallery ==<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Pol Landing.png |A successful landing on the lowest gravitational body in the Kerbol System: Pol.<br />
File: Pol Landing2.png |The second picture of the Zephyrius Lander on the opposing side of Pol.<br />
File: Pol Adventure.png | Lenemy having fun in Pol's outrageously low gravitational force.<br />
</gallery><br />
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== Changes ==<br />
;{{Version|0.18|}}<br />
* Initial Release<br />
<br />
== Trivia ==<br />
* Pol's name is likely derived from its uncanny resemblance to a grain of pollen.<br />
== Notes ==<br />
<br />
<br />
<references /><br />
<br />
{{Celestial Bodies}}<br />
[[Category:Celestials]]<br />
[[Category:Moons]]</div>Mocha2007https://wiki.kerbalspaceprogram.com/index.php?title=Dres&diff=9724Dres2012-12-19T17:14:35Z<p>Mocha2007: /* Why Dres is a Planet */</p>
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<div>{{Planetbox<br />
|Class=Planet<br />
|File=TinyDres.png<br />
|Parent=Jool<br />
|smaxis=40839348203<br />
|apoap=46761053522<br />
|periap=34917642884<br />
|orbecc=0.14<br />
|orbinc= 5<br />
|anomaly=0.17<br />
|orbps=47893063<br />
|orbph=13303.6<br />
|orbv=<br />
|radius=138000<br />
|mass=3.219e20<br />
|gravPar=15.95086<br />
|gravityv=1.13<br />
|sidrot=<br />
|sidv=<br />
|SoI= 32700000<br />
|atmosyorn= No<br />
|atmoskPa=0<br />
|atmosh=0<br />
|T-minC=0.00<br />
|T-minK=0.00<br />
|T-maxC=0.00<br />
|T-maxK=0.00<br />
|O2yorn= No<br />
}}<br />
Dres is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planet Planet] released in version 0.18. It is located between Duna and Jool, in a somewhat eccentric and inclined orbit. It is considered to be the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceres_(dwarf_planet) Ceres] analog of the Kerbolar system. The surface of Dres is pale white and very rocky and uneven, similar to the surface of the [[Mun]]. Unlike the [[Mun]], there are large patches of what appear to be ice.<br />
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<br />
== Geography ==<br />
The surface of Dres is similar to that of [[Mun|Mün]] in a surface covered in regolith rubble. One notable feature is a several kilometers deep canyon.<br />
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== Reference Frames ==<br />
Rotational/Inertial transition: ? m<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
!Warp<br />
!colspan="2"|Minimum Altitude<br />
|-<br />
| 1x<br />
| 0 m<br />
|-<br />
| 5x<br />
| 10,000 m<br />
|-<br />
| 10x<br />
| 10,000 m<br />
|-<br />
| 50x<br />
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|-<br />
| 100x<br />
| 50,000 m<br />
|-<br />
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|-<br />
| 10,000x<br />
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|-<br />
| 100,000x<br />
| 300,000 m<br />
|}<br />
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==Why Dres is a Planet==<br />
According to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IAU_definition_of_planet IAU definition of a planet],<br />
<br />
<i>A planet is a celestial body which:<br />
<br />
1. Is in orbit around the Sun,<br />
<br />
2. Has sufficient mass to assume hydrostatic equilibrium (a nearly round shape), and<br />
<br />
3. Has "cleared the neighbourhood" around its orbit.</i><br />
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Dres, a celestial body, orbits kerbol, has a nearly spherical shape, and has cleared it's neighborhood of debris.<br />
<br />
== Gallery ==<br />
<gallery><br />
Dres_Topo_0-5669.4m.jpg | A topographical projection map of Dres, accurate as of {{version|0.18|}}. Click through for a larger version.<br />
Dres_map_800.gif | A topografic height map of Dres as at 0.18.1 made with the ISA MapSat plugin<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
== Changes ==<br />
;{{Version|0.18|}}<br />
* Initial Release<br />
<br />
== Notes ==<br />
<references /><br />
<br />
{{Celestial Bodies}}<br />
[[Category:Celestials]]<br />
[[Category:Planets]]</div>Mocha2007https://wiki.kerbalspaceprogram.com/index.php?title=Dres&diff=9722Dres2012-12-19T17:13:42Z<p>Mocha2007: /* Why Dres is a Planet */</p>
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<div>{{Planetbox<br />
|Class=Planet<br />
|File=TinyDres.png<br />
|Parent=Jool<br />
|smaxis=40839348203<br />
|apoap=46761053522<br />
|periap=34917642884<br />
|orbecc=0.14<br />
|orbinc= 5<br />
|anomaly=0.17<br />
|orbps=47893063<br />
|orbph=13303.6<br />
|orbv=<br />
|radius=138000<br />
|mass=3.219e20<br />
|gravPar=15.95086<br />
|gravityv=1.13<br />
|sidrot=<br />
|sidv=<br />
|SoI= 32700000<br />
|atmosyorn= No<br />
|atmoskPa=0<br />
|atmosh=0<br />
|T-minC=0.00<br />
|T-minK=0.00<br />
|T-maxC=0.00<br />
|T-maxK=0.00<br />
|O2yorn= No<br />
}}<br />
Dres is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planet Planet] released in version 0.18. It is located between Duna and Jool, in a somewhat eccentric and inclined orbit. It is considered to be the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceres_(dwarf_planet) Ceres] analog of the Kerbolar system. The surface of Dres is pale white and very rocky and uneven, similar to the surface of the [[Mun]]. Unlike the [[Mun]], there are large patches of what appear to be ice.<br />
<br />
<br />
== Geography ==<br />
The surface of Dres is similar to that of [[Mun|Mün]] in a surface covered in regolith rubble. One notable feature is a several kilometers deep canyon.<br />
<br />
== Reference Frames ==<br />
Rotational/Inertial transition: ? m<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
!Warp<br />
!colspan="2"|Minimum Altitude<br />
|-<br />
| 1x<br />
| 0 m<br />
|-<br />
| 5x<br />
| 10,000 m<br />
|-<br />
| 10x<br />
| 10,000 m<br />
|-<br />
| 50x<br />
| 30,000 m<br />
|-<br />
| 100x<br />
| 50,000 m<br />
|-<br />
| 1,000x<br />
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|-<br />
| 10,000x<br />
| 200,000 m<br />
|-<br />
| 100,000x<br />
| 300,000 m<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Why Dres is a Planet==<br />
According to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IAU_definition_of_planet IAU definition of a planet],<br />
''A planet is a celestial body which:<br />
# Is in orbit around the Sun,<br />
# Has sufficient mass to assume hydrostatic equilibrium (a nearly round shape), and<br />
# Has "cleared the neighbourhood" around its orbit.''<br />
<br />
Dres, a celestial body, orbits kerbol, has a nearly spherical shape, and has cleared it's neighborhood of debris.<br />
<br />
== Gallery ==<br />
<gallery><br />
Dres_Topo_0-5669.4m.jpg | A topographical projection map of Dres, accurate as of {{version|0.18|}}. Click through for a larger version.<br />
Dres_map_800.gif | A topografic height map of Dres as at 0.18.1 made with the ISA MapSat plugin<br />
</gallery><br />
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== Changes ==<br />
;{{Version|0.18|}}<br />
* Initial Release<br />
<br />
== Notes ==<br />
<references /><br />
<br />
{{Celestial Bodies}}<br />
[[Category:Celestials]]<br />
[[Category:Planets]]</div>Mocha2007https://wiki.kerbalspaceprogram.com/index.php?title=Dres&diff=9721Dres2012-12-19T17:13:18Z<p>Mocha2007: </p>
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<div>{{Planetbox<br />
|Class=Planet<br />
|File=TinyDres.png<br />
|Parent=Jool<br />
|smaxis=40839348203<br />
|apoap=46761053522<br />
|periap=34917642884<br />
|orbecc=0.14<br />
|orbinc= 5<br />
|anomaly=0.17<br />
|orbps=47893063<br />
|orbph=13303.6<br />
|orbv=<br />
|radius=138000<br />
|mass=3.219e20<br />
|gravPar=15.95086<br />
|gravityv=1.13<br />
|sidrot=<br />
|sidv=<br />
|SoI= 32700000<br />
|atmosyorn= No<br />
|atmoskPa=0<br />
|atmosh=0<br />
|T-minC=0.00<br />
|T-minK=0.00<br />
|T-maxC=0.00<br />
|T-maxK=0.00<br />
|O2yorn= No<br />
}}<br />
Dres is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planet Planet] released in version 0.18. It is located between Duna and Jool, in a somewhat eccentric and inclined orbit. It is considered to be the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceres_(dwarf_planet) Ceres] analog of the Kerbolar system. The surface of Dres is pale white and very rocky and uneven, similar to the surface of the [[Mun]]. Unlike the [[Mun]], there are large patches of what appear to be ice.<br />
<br />
<br />
== Geography ==<br />
The surface of Dres is similar to that of [[Mun|Mün]] in a surface covered in regolith rubble. One notable feature is a several kilometers deep canyon.<br />
<br />
== Reference Frames ==<br />
Rotational/Inertial transition: ? m<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
!Warp<br />
!colspan="2"|Minimum Altitude<br />
|-<br />
| 1x<br />
| 0 m<br />
|-<br />
| 5x<br />
| 10,000 m<br />
|-<br />
| 10x<br />
| 10,000 m<br />
|-<br />
| 50x<br />
| 30,000 m<br />
|-<br />
| 100x<br />
| 50,000 m<br />
|-<br />
| 1,000x<br />
| 100,000 m<br />
|-<br />
| 10,000x<br />
| 200,000 m<br />
|-<br />
| 100,000x<br />
| 300,000 m<br />
|}<br />
<br />
==Why Dres is a Planet==<br />
According to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IAU_definition_of_planet IAU definition of a planet],<br />
''A planet is a celestial body which:<br />
1. Is in orbit around the Sun,<br />
2. Has sufficient mass to assume hydrostatic equilibrium (a nearly round shape), and<br />
3. Has "cleared the neighbourhood" around its orbit.''<br />
<br />
Dres, a celestial body, orbits kerbol, has a nearly spherical shape, and has cleared it's neighborhood of debris.<br />
== Gallery ==<br />
<gallery><br />
Dres_Topo_0-5669.4m.jpg | A topographical projection map of Dres, accurate as of {{version|0.18|}}. Click through for a larger version.<br />
Dres_map_800.gif | A topografic height map of Dres as at 0.18.1 made with the ISA MapSat plugin<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
== Changes ==<br />
;{{Version|0.18|}}<br />
* Initial Release<br />
<br />
== Notes ==<br />
<references /><br />
<br />
{{Celestial Bodies}}<br />
[[Category:Celestials]]<br />
[[Category:Planets]]</div>Mocha2007https://wiki.kerbalspaceprogram.com/index.php?title=User:Mocha2007&diff=9658User:Mocha20072012-12-19T06:23:17Z<p>Mocha2007: Blanked the page</p>
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<div></div>Mocha2007https://wiki.kerbalspaceprogram.com/index.php?title=Talk:Pol&diff=9657Talk:Pol2012-12-19T06:10:23Z<p>Mocha2007: It's not an asteroid; it's a moon! CHANGE IT NOW.</p>
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<div>It's n</div>Mocha2007https://wiki.kerbalspaceprogram.com/index.php?title=User_talk:Nutt&diff=9532User talk:Nutt2012-12-15T00:26:29Z<p>Mocha2007: /* Maps? */ new section</p>
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<div>== Duna map ==<br />
<br />
How did you generate [[:File:DoonaMap.png]]? &mdash; [[User:Elembis|Elembis]] ([[User talk:Elembis|talk]]) 17:15, 19 November 2012 (UTC)<br />
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== Maps? ==<br />
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How did you get the map for Laythe? --[[User:Mocha2007|Mocha2007]] ([[User talk:Mocha2007|talk]]) 00:26, 15 December 2012 (UTC)</div>Mocha2007https://wiki.kerbalspaceprogram.com/index.php?title=Pol&diff=9531Pol2012-12-15T00:22:31Z<p>Mocha2007: </p>
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{{Planetbox<br />
|Class=Moon<br />
|File=Pol_Tracking.png<br />
|Parent=Jool<br />
|smaxis=129886000<br />
|apoap=152081706<br />
|periap=129890000<br />
|orbecc=0.17<br />
|orbinc=4.25<br />
|anomaly=4.85<br />
|orbps=553341<br />
|orbph=153.7<br />
|orbv=<br />
|radius=44000<br />
|mass=3.41e18<br />
|gravPar=227883000<br />
|gravityv=.0356<br />
|sidrot=<br />
|sidv=0.5<br />
|SoI=474235<br />
|atmosyorn=No<br />
<br />
|atmoskPa=N/A<br />
|atmosh=N/A<br />
|T-minC=N/A<br />
|T-minK=N/A<br />
|T-maxC=N/A<br />
|T-maxK=N/A<br />
|O2yorn=N/A<br />
}}<br />
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'''Pol''' is one of the five [[w:Natural satellite|natural satellites]] of [[Jool]]. Pol is in a large orbit, with moderate eccentricity and inclination. It may be a captured asteroid. The terrain is (proportionally) quite rough, with large ridges that make it resemble a pollen grain. The tallest mountains are very roughly 3-4 km high. The asteroid is easy to land on due to its extremely low gravity. The asteroid's gravity is similar to the force of Gilly, but much, much lower.<br />
<br />
<br />
== Topography ==<br />
Pol has many characteristics. For one, it has many spiked mountains that have very large cliffs, and they can range to 4,000m high. It is also covered by sand not found on Kerbin, because it is made from phosphoric compounds. Pol also has extremely low gravity due to its very small mass being an asteroid. It has the lowest amount of gravity in the Kerbol system defeating [[Gilly]]. The asteroid was caught by Jool in Version 0.18. Pol has a very inclined orbit, and it is the furthest body away from [[Jool]] following [[Bop]]. In orbit, Pol is tidally locked with it's parent, [[Jool]]. As far as anyone knows, no one has found anything significance to Pol, except its Pollen grain like feature.<br />
<br />
== Reference Frames ==<br />
Rotational/Inertial transition: 100,000 m<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
!Warp<br />
!colspan="2"|Minimum Altitude<br />
|-<br />
| 1x<br />
| 0 m<br />
|-<br />
| 5x<br />
| 5,000 m<br />
|-<br />
| 10x<br />
| 5,000 m<br />
|-<br />
| 50x<br />
| 5,000 m<br />
|-<br />
| 100x<br />
| 8,000 m<br />
|-<br />
| 1,000x<br />
| 12,000 m<br />
|-<br />
| 10,000x<br />
| 30,000 m<br />
|-<br />
| 100,000x<br />
| 90,000 m<br />
|}<br />
<br />
== Gallery ==<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Pol Landing.png |A successful landing on the lowest gravitational body in the Kerbol System: Pol.<br />
File: Pol Landing2.png |The second picture of the Zephyrius Lander on the opposing side of Pol.<br />
File: Pol Adventure.png | Lenemy having fun in Pol's outrageously low gravitational force.<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
== Changes ==<br />
;{{Version|0.18|}}<br />
* Initial Release<br />
<br />
== Trivia ==<br />
* Pol's namesake is likely derived from its uncanny resemblance to a grain of pollen.<br />
== Notes ==<br />
<br />
<br />
<references /><br />
<br />
{{Celestial Bodies}}<br />
[[Category:Celestials]]<br />
[[Category:Moons]]</div>Mocha2007https://wiki.kerbalspaceprogram.com/index.php?title=Pol&diff=9521Pol2012-12-14T20:50:33Z<p>Mocha2007: </p>
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<div><br />
{{Planetbox<br />
|Class=Moon<br />
|File=Pol_Tracking.png<br />
|Parent=Jool<br />
|smaxis=129886000<br />
|apoap=152081706<br />
|periap=129890000<br />
|orbecc=0.17<br />
|orbinc=4.25<br />
|anomaly=4.85<br />
|orbps=553341<br />
|orbph=153.7<br />
|orbv=??<br />
|radius=44000<br />
|mass=3.41e18<br />
|gravPar=227883000<br />
|gravityv=.0356<br />
|sidrot=??<br />
|sidv=0.5<br />
|SoI=474235<br />
|atmosyorn=No<br />
<br />
|atmoskPa=N/A<br />
|atmosh=N/A<br />
|T-minC=N/A<br />
|T-minK=N/A<br />
|T-maxC=N/A<br />
|T-maxK=N/A<br />
|O2yorn=N/A<br />
}}<br />
<br />
'''Pol''' is one of the five [[w:Natural satellite|natural satellites]] of [[Jool]]. Pol is in a large orbit, with moderate eccentricity and inclination. It may be a captured asteroid. The terrain is (proportionally) quite rough, with large ridges that make it resemble a pollen grain. The tallest mountains are very roughly 3-4 km high. The asteroid is easy to land on due to its extremely low gravity. The asteroid's gravity is similar to the force of Gilly, but much, much lower.<br />
<br />
<br />
== Topography ==<br />
Pol has many characteristics. For one, it has many spiked mountains that have very large cliffs, and they can range to 4,000m high. It is also covered by sand not found on Kerbin, because it is made from phosphoric compounds. Pol also has extremely low gravity due to its very small mass being an asteroid. It has the lowest amount of gravity in the Kerbol system defeating [[Gilly]]. The asteroid was caught by Jool in Version 0.18. Pol has a very inclined orbit, and it is the furthest body away from [[Jool]] following [[Bop]]. In orbit, Pol is tidally locked with it's parent, [[Jool]]. As far as anyone knows, no one has found anything significance to Pol, except its Pollen grain like feature.<br />
<br />
== Reference Frames ==<br />
Rotational/Inertial transition: 100,000 m<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
!Warp<br />
!colspan="2"|Minimum Altitude<br />
|-<br />
| 1x<br />
| 0 m<br />
|-<br />
| 5x<br />
| 5,000 m<br />
|-<br />
| 10x<br />
| 5,000 m<br />
|-<br />
| 50x<br />
| 5,000 m<br />
|-<br />
| 100x<br />
| 8,000 m<br />
|-<br />
| 1,000x<br />
| 12,000 m<br />
|-<br />
| 10,000x<br />
| 30,000 m<br />
|-<br />
| 100,000x<br />
| 90,000 m<br />
|}<br />
<br />
== Gallery ==<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Pol Landing.png |A successful landing on the lowest gravitational body in the Kerbol System: Pol.<br />
File: Pol Landing2.png |The second picture of the Zephyrius Lander on the opposing side of Pol.<br />
File: Pol Adventure.png | Lenemy having fun in Pol's outrageously low gravitational force.<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
== Changes ==<br />
;{{Version|0.18|}}<br />
* Initial Release<br />
<br />
== Trivia ==<br />
* Pol's namesake is likely derived from its uncanny resemblance to a grain of pollen.<br />
== Notes ==<br />
<br />
<br />
<references /><br />
<br />
{{Celestial Bodies}}<br />
[[Category:Celestials]]<br />
[[Category:Moons]]</div>Mocha2007https://wiki.kerbalspaceprogram.com/index.php?title=File:TinyPol.png&diff=9143File:TinyPol.png2012-12-07T22:12:18Z<p>Mocha2007: Mocha2007 uploaded a new version of &quot;File:Pol Tracking.png&quot;: Added transparency</p>
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<div>Pol as seen from the tracking station in 0.18.</div>Mocha2007https://wiki.kerbalspaceprogram.com/index.php?title=Jool&diff=9142Jool2012-12-07T22:08:44Z<p>Mocha2007: /* Trivia */</p>
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<div>{{Planetbox<br />
|Class=Planet<br />
|File=Jool.jpg<br />
|Parent=Kerbol<br />
|smaxis=68,773,560,320<br />
|apoap=71,950,638,386<br />
|periap=65,073,282,253<br />
|orbecc=0.05<br />
|orbinc=1.304<br />
|anomaly=0.1<br />
|orbps=104661360<br />
|orbph=29,072.6<br />
|orbv=3,927.2 - 4,340.6<br />
|radius=6000000<br />
|mass=4.23326347332927e24<br />
|gravPar=282528004209995<br />
|gravityv=7.85<br />
|gravityp=2.827e14<br />
|sidrot=36000<br />
|sidv=1,047.2<br />
|SoI=2455985185.42347<br />
|atmosyorn=Yes<br />
|atmoskPa=1519.902<br />
|atmosh=132188.486072532<br />
|T-minC=(-86.13)<br />
|T-minK=??<br />
|T-maxC=199.43<br />
|T-maxK=??<br />
|O2yorn=No<br />
}}<br />
<br />
'''Jool''' is a [[w:Gas giant|gas giant]] and the sixth planet of the [[Kerbol]]ar star system. It is the most distant of the six planets and the hardest to reach. It is one of the most appealing targets for missions, however, because of its large and complex system of five moons: '''[[Laythe]]''', '''[[Vall]]''', '''[[Tylo]]''', '''[[Bop]]''', and '''[[Pol]]'''. Orbits well-aligned with the orbital plane, and many intersections with moon orbits can easily be captured by a couple moons with little to no ΔV before having to correct your orbit.<br />
<br />
== Atmosphere ==<br />
{|<br />
|<br />
[[File:JoolAtmosphere.png|thumb|right|Aerobraking in Jool's atmosphere.]]<br />
<br />
Although Jool has a radius ten times greater than [[Kerbin]], its [[atmosphere]] begins just twice as high (138.2 km). It is extremely dense, well suited for aerobraking from a high-speed interplanetary intercept. Orbiting just outside the atmosphere will give you a period of 94.7437 minutes, and a speed of 6,785 m/s. You typically do not need to go lower than 60 km to aerobrake.<br />
<br />
In general, the atmospheric pressure on Jool at an altitude expressed in meters is:<br />
: <math>p_j = 15\ e^{-altitude/9000}</math><br />
<br />
Closer to the surface, the physics of the game start to break down. Due to its extremely thick atmosphere, terminal velocity is so low that lighter spacecraft will not even need parachutes or retrorockets. It is not impossible to land on its solid surface, though spacecraft are inevitably and invariably devoured by the [[Kraken]]. If a kerbonaut is put on EVA he will not be destroyed, making one-way sacrificial landings feasible.<br />
|}<br />
<br />
== Natural Satellites ==<br />
{|<br />
|<br />
[[File:JoolLaythe.png|thumb|right|The ocean moon [[Laythe]], about to transit Jool.]]<br />
<br />
Jool has four natural satellites:<br />
* The ocean moon [[Laythe]], currently the only moon possessing an atmosphere, is the closest to Jool and second largest of its moons. Due to its high orbital velocity, it is somewhat challenging to reach. Next to [[Eve]], it's size and composition make it the most similar celestial body to [[Kerbin]]<br />
* The ice moon [[Vall]], which is the third largest and second closest. Its orbital path and velocity sit almost exactly between Layth and Tylo.<br />
* The rocky moon [[Tylo]], similar to Kerbin's [[Mun]], although it has similar gravity to [[Kerbin]]. It is the third and largest body orbiting Jool, and is perhaps the easiest of the four to reach, with a stable orbit, large gravity well, and (relatively) slow orbital velocity.<br />
* The captured asteroid [[Bop]], the smallest body orbiting Jool. Due to its distant, erratic orbit and low gravity, it is also challenging to reach.<br />
<br />
*In 0.18, a new moon was added, Pol, named so after a Pollen grain which it resembles. A yellowish/greenish moon, rocky and uneven with tall spiky mountains. It orbits Jool beyond Bop and is around twice as large. An image can be found [http://i.imgur.com/SshEN.png here].<br />
<br />
Laythe, Vall, and Tylo are in a Laplace resonance, with orbital periods of 1:2:4 respectively. Despite the fact that the moons can easily eclipse both each other and Jool, they do not.<br />
<br />
== Gallery ==<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Jool.png|Jool in 0.17.<br />
File:jool_and_moons.jpg|Jool and its moons in 0.17.<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
== Trivia ==<br />
* Jool has roughly the same equatorial radius as the planets Earth and Venus.<br />
* The sunsets and sunrises on Jool are purple.<br />
<br />
== Changes ==<br />
;{{Version|0.18|}}<br />
* Added a new farther out moon named Pol. <br />
;{{Version|0.17|}}<br />
* Initial Release<br />
<br />
{{Celestial Bodies}}<br />
[[Category:Celestials]]<br />
[[Category:Planets]]</div>Mocha2007https://wiki.kerbalspaceprogram.com/index.php?title=Minmus&diff=9023Minmus2012-12-05T23:25:15Z<p>Mocha2007: /* Topography */</p>
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<div>{{Planetbox<br />
|Class=Moon<br />
|File=Minmus.jpg<br />
|Parent=Kerbin<br />
|smaxis=47000000<br />
|apoap=47000000<br />
|periap=47000000<br />
|orbecc=0<br />
|orbinc=6<br />
|anomaly=0.94<br />
|orbps=1077310.52101881<br />
|orbph=299.3<br />
|orbv=274.1<br />
|radius=60000<br />
|mass=2.64578967083079e19<br />
|gravPar=1765800026.31247<br />
|gravityv=0.49<br />
|escv=??<br />
|sidrot=40400<br />
|sidv=9.3<br />
|SoI=2247428.3879023<br />
|atmosyorn=No<br />
|atmoskPa=N/A<br />
|atmosh=N/A<br />
|T-minC=N/A<br />
|T-minK=N/A<br />
|T-maxC=N/A<br />
|T-maxK=N/A<br />
|O2yorn=N/A<br />
}}<br />
<br />
'''Minmus''' is a small [[moon]] of [[Kerbin]]. From the surface of [[Kerbin]] or [[Mun]], it is a purple speck which appears to slightly oscillate vertically. This is a result of viewing its rotation from afar. Up close, it is mint green in appearance with what seem to be icy buttes, large hills, and frozen lakes. The highest areas are over 5.7 km in altitude. It is more difficult to reach Minmus orbit than Mun orbit, but easier to land.<br />
<br />
== Orbital Characteristics ==<br />
* [[w:Synodic Period|Synodic Period]] from Kerbin's Surface: 14 days, 3 hours, 1 second (1220401 seconds)<br />
<br />
Synchronous orbit around Minmus is possible at an altitude of {{OrbitAltitude | period_s=40400 | mass_kg=2.64578967083079e19 | radius_km=60 }}.<br />
<br />
== Topography ==<br />
Minmus has a much rougher surface than [[Kerbin]] or [[Mun]], with substantial areas over 6 km high. The vast majority of the surface is rolling hills, with lakes (of frozen methane?) concentrated near the equator.<ref>http://kerbalspaceprogram.com/forum/index.php?topic=13530.msg219016#msg219016</ref> The lakes are almost perfectly flat and mostly at datum altitude (0 m).<br />
<br />
== Reference Frames ==<br />
Rotational/Inertial transition: 100,000 m<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
! Warp<br />
! Minimum Altitude<br />
|-<br />
| 1x || n/a<br />
|-<br />
| 5x || 3,000 m<br />
|-<br />
| 10x || 3,000 m<br />
|-<br />
| 50x || 6,000 m<br />
|-<br />
| 100x || 12,000 m<br />
|-<br />
| 1,000x || 24,000 m<br />
|-<br />
| 10,000x || 48,000 m<br />
|-<br />
| 100,000x || 60,000 m<br />
|}<br />
<br />
== Gallery ==<br />
<gallery><br />
File:Min_color.png|A full projection map of Minmus as of version 0.15 and above<br />
File:Minmus Topo mercator 400x400.png|A topographic map of Minmus made with the ISA MapSat plugin<br />
File:Minmus_800.gif | A topografic height map of Minmus made with the ISA MapSat plugin<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
== Changes ==<br />
;{{Version|0.17|}}<br />
* Minmus is no longer tidally locked to Kerbin.<ref>http://www.reddit.com/r/KerbalSpaceProgram/comments/10q9z2/minmus_lost_its_tidal_lock_to_kerbin_in_v017/</ref><br />
* Minmus' mass reduced. <ref>http://kerbalspaceprogram.com/forum/showthread.php/24156-Is-Minmus-on-a-weight-loss-program</ref><br />
* Synchronous orbit is now possible. Previously, it would have required an altitude of {{OrbitAltitude | period_s=(299.25*60*60) | mass_kg=4.233e19 | radius_km=60 }}, outside Minmus' sphere of influence.<br />
;{{Version|0.15|}}<br />
* Initial Release<br />
<br />
== See also ==<br />
<br />
[[How to get to Minmus|Tutorial on travelling from Kerbin to Minmus]]<br />
<br />
== Notes ==<br />
<references /><br />
<br />
<br />
{{Celestial Bodies}}<br />
[[Category:Celestials]]<br />
[[Category:Moons]]</div>Mocha2007https://wiki.kerbalspaceprogram.com/index.php?title=Addon&diff=8355Addon2012-11-19T17:56:55Z<p>Mocha2007: /* Plugin-powered addons and parts */</p>
<hr />
<div>Addons are modifications to the game that add either new parts or systems into the game that are not included with original install. They are made by the community and can greatly enhance your playing experience.<br />
<br />
==How to install addons==<br />
<br />
The simplest way is to copy over the folders to the appropriate directory in your KSP directory.<br />
<br />
Most plugins come with multiple folders, usually housing the part and plugin files. <br />
<br />
=== Example ===<br />
* Tosh's Carts plugin zip file contains a folder called Carts134 (the last numbers are the version)<br />
* Inside of that folder are the folders "Parts", "Plugins", and "Source". There is also documentation called README_cart.txt<br />
** The "Parts" folder contains the actual ship-building parts you would see in the ship builder interface.<br />
** The "Plugins" folder contains the plugin .dll files that would support the plugin system implemented by Carts.<br />
** The "Source" folder is just the source code, and is only needed by modders wanting to see how Carts was made and maybe build from it (with permission/attribution, of course)<br />
* Since you only need what's in the "Parts" and "Plugins" folders, you can just unzip those folders to your main KSP directory. It will ask you if you want to overwrite/merge the folders and you would choose "Yes". They would then merge with your prexisting folders, putting the needed addon files in their right place.<br />
<br />
All you have to do from there is start the game!<br />
<br />
Uninstalling is just as simple as deleting the parts/plugins that were included with the mod. Note, any ships created with those plugins will not load next time you start your game.<br />
<br />
==Addon releases==<br />
<br />
===Plugin-powered addons and parts===<br />
<br />
For add-ons that utilize plugins to support their core functionality.<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; background:#fff;"<br />
|-<br />
! style="padding:0 35px; " | Name<br />
! style="padding:0 300px; "| Description<br />
! style="padding:0 20px; " | Version<br />
! style="padding:0 20px; " | Link<br />
! width="55px" | Author<br />
<br />
|- style="text-align:center;"<br />
|| Kethane Pack<br />
|| Adds Kethane, a multi-purpose gas that you have to detect, mine, and refine. Currently Kethane can be pumped to other vessels for which then can convert their fuel into RCS or Liquid Fuel (with a Converter).<br />
|| 0.2.1<br />
|| [http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/showthread.php/23979-Kethane-Pack-0-1-3-Find-it-mine-it-burn-it!-%28project-has-a-new-home%29 Forum]<br />
|| Mechanical Mouse Industries<br />
<br />
|- style="text-align:center;"<br />
|| Romfarer Lazor System<br />
|| Adds lazors, which can assist in existing areas including vessel control, spacecraft/debris tracking, and map navigation while implementing new features such as a tractor beam, location marking, and teleportation!<br />
|| Beta 11<br />
|| [http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/showthread.php/9923 Forum]<br />
|| Romfarer<br />
<br />
|- style="text-align:center;"<br />
|| Carts<br />
|| Adds rovers and other mobile vehicles to drive around planets on! Can turn on handbrake, cruise control, and lights. Even has a rover with fold-able wheels for a compact fit on a rocket.<br />
|| 1.34<br />
|| [http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/showthread.php/7854-PLUGIN-PART-0-16-Carts-v1-34-Cruise-Control-Compatibility-and-More Forum]<br />
|| Tosh<br />
<br />
|- style="text-align:center;"<br />
|| MechJeb<br />
|| A plugin that adds a ton of in-flight information and automated operations. With it you can autopilot, see true altitude, and countless other features. (Version 1.9.2 has a broken "land at cordinate" link and bugs, version 1.9.3 does not and stable.)<br />
|| 1.9.4<br />
|| [http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/showthread.php/12384-PLUGIN-PART-0-16-Anatid-Robotics-MuMech-MechJeb-Autopilot-v1-9 Forum]<br />
|| r4m0n<br />
<br />
|- style="text-align:cener;"<br />
|| ISA MapSat<br />
|| A plugin powerd addon that allows you to map planets and moons, see anomalies, current position and many facts.<br />
|| 3.3.3.1<br />
|| [http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/showthread.php/9396-0-17-ISA-MapSat-Satellite-mapping-module-and-map-generation-tool-v3-3-1 Forum]<br />
|| Innsewerants <br />
<br />
|- style="text-align:cener;"<br />
|| BobCat Ind.<br />
|| A group of addons dedicated for surface exploration and colonization, now with a dedicated plugin with additional functionality like electricity usage. Current releases include: Mk1 Archer, Mk2 Pretorian, Mk4 RAT, Mk 5 ANT, Charlie's Deli and Shoe Store (at the outlet), and the Falcon Jet.<br />
|| Various releases<br />
|| [http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/showthread.php/20286-PLUGIN-PART-0-17-1-BobCat-Ind-Release-DEMV Forum]<br />
|| Bobcat, Crashnburn, CleverWalrus, The Destroyer, BlazingAngel665, Sequence<br />
|}<br />
<br />
{{clear}}<br />
<br />
===Standalone Parts and Part Packs===<br />
<br />
For add-ons that provide additional parts for spacecraft and spaceplane construction without utilizing plugins.<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; background:#fff;"<br />
|-<br />
! style="padding:0 35px; " | Name<br />
! style="padding:0 250px; "| Description<br />
! style="padding:0 20px; " | Version<br />
! style="padding:0 25px; " | Link<br />
! width="35px" | Author<br />
|- style="text-align:center;"<br />
|| Payload Pack<br />
|| Payload pack gives you the ability to create a wide variation of different payload fairings with the a small amount of parts.<br />
|| 2.0<br />
|| [http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/showthread.php/13692 Forum]<br />
|| Mechanical Mouse Industries<br />
<br />
|- style="text-align:center;"<br />
|| Deep Space Mission Pack<br />
|| This pack aims to provide parts for the upcoming deep space part of the game.<br />
|| 0.152<br />
|| [http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/showthread.php/7790 Forum]<br />
|| kockaspiton<br />
<br />
<br />
|- style="text-align:center;"<br />
|| Down Under Aerospace & Party Supplies<br />
|| A collection that includes fuel tanks, engines, boosters, interstage/fairings and a few surprises.<br />
|| 0.4<br />
|| [http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/showthread.php/3097 Forum]<br />
|| Slew<br />
<br />
|- style="text-align:center;"<br />
|| ExPI (Extraplanetary Infrastructure<br />
|| Currently there is a pack of space station parts and a pack of interplanetary probes which is under development.<br />
|| 0.4<br />
|| [http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/showthread.php/6280 Forum]<br />
|| Pelf<br />
<br />
|- style="text-align:center;"<br />
|| JellyCubes Advanced Weapons R&D<br />
|| Advanced weaponry from the Advanced Weapons Research and Development division of Cube Corp. For all your intended explosive needs.<br />
|| ?<br />
|| [http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/showthread.php/4542 Forum]<br />
|| JellyGoggles<br />
<br />
|- style="text-align:center;"<br />
|| KW Rocketry<br />
|| Mainly Fuel, Engine and Solid Rocket Parts. 1,2 and 3 meter parts and adapters.<br />
|| 0.5<br />
|| [http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/showthread.php/2448 Forum]<br />
|| Winston/Kickasskyle<br />
<br />
|- style="text-align:center;"<br />
|| NovaPunch Remix Pack<br />
|| Very large parts pack, merger of two of the biggest and best rocket packs for KSP; [http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/showthread.php/12237 SIDR] by NovaSilisko and Wobbly Rockets by SundayPunch.<br />
|| 1.3<br />
|| [http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/showthread.php/3870 Forum]<br />
|| Tiberion<br />
<br />
|- style="text-align:center;"<br />
|| The Truss Pack<br />
|| Rugged, practical and functional components. Includes many structural parts.<br />
|| 2.0<br />
|| [http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/showthread.php/8402 Forum]<br />
|| Sherbetlemons<br />
|}<br />
<br />
{{clear}}<br />
<br />
===Tools and applications===<br />
<br />
For external programs that support Kerbal Space Program (e.g. Mod Managers, Orbit Calculators, etc).</div>Mocha2007https://wiki.kerbalspaceprogram.com/index.php?title=Addon&diff=8354Addon2012-11-19T17:55:31Z<p>Mocha2007: /* Standalone Parts and Part Packs */</p>
<hr />
<div>Addons are modifications to the game that add either new parts or systems into the game that are not included with original install. They are made by the community and can greatly enhance your playing experience.<br />
<br />
==How to install addons==<br />
<br />
The simplest way is to copy over the folders to the appropriate directory in your KSP directory.<br />
<br />
Most plugins come with multiple folders, usually housing the part and plugin files. <br />
<br />
=== Example ===<br />
* Tosh's Carts plugin zip file contains a folder called Carts134 (the last numbers are the version)<br />
* Inside of that folder are the folders "Parts", "Plugins", and "Source". There is also documentation called README_cart.txt<br />
** The "Parts" folder contains the actual ship-building parts you would see in the ship builder interface.<br />
** The "Plugins" folder contains the plugin .dll files that would support the plugin system implemented by Carts.<br />
** The "Source" folder is just the source code, and is only needed by modders wanting to see how Carts was made and maybe build from it (with permission/attribution, of course)<br />
* Since you only need what's in the "Parts" and "Plugins" folders, you can just unzip those folders to your main KSP directory. It will ask you if you want to overwrite/merge the folders and you would choose "Yes". They would then merge with your prexisting folders, putting the needed addon files in their right place.<br />
<br />
All you have to do from there is start the game!<br />
<br />
Uninstalling is just as simple as deleting the parts/plugins that were included with the mod. Note, any ships created with those plugins will not load next time you start your game.<br />
<br />
==Addon releases==<br />
<br />
===Plugin-powered addons and parts===<br />
<br />
For add-ons that utilize plugins to support their core functionality.<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; background:#fff;"<br />
|-<br />
! style="padding:0 35px; " | Name<br />
! style="padding:0 300px; "| Description<br />
! style="padding:0 20px; " | Version<br />
! style="padding:0 20px; " | Link<br />
! width="55px" | Author<br />
<br />
|- style="text-align:center;"<br />
|| Kethane Pack<br />
|| Adds Kethane, a multi-purpose gas that you have to detect, mine, and refine. Currently Kethane can be pumped to other vessels for which then can convert their fuel into RCS or Liquid Fuel (with a Converter).<br />
|| 0.2.1<br />
|| [http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/showthread.php/23979-Kethane-Pack-0-1-3-Find-it-mine-it-burn-it!-%28project-has-a-new-home%29 Forum]<br />
|| Mechanical Mouse Industries<br />
<br />
|- style="text-align:center;"<br />
|| Romfarer Lazor System<br />
|| Adds lazors, which can assist in existing areas including vessel control, spacecraft/debris tracking, and map navigation while implementing new features such as a tractor beam, location marking, and teleportation!<br />
|| Beta 11<br />
|| [http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/showthread.php/9923 Forum]<br />
|| Romfarer<br />
<br />
|- style="text-align:center;"<br />
|| Carts<br />
|| Adds rovers and other mobile vehicles to drive around planets on! Can turn on handbrake, cruise control, and lights. Even has a rover with fold-able wheels for a compact fit on a rocket.<br />
|| 1.34<br />
|| [http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/showthread.php/7854-PLUGIN-PART-0-16-Carts-v1-34-Cruise-Control-Compatibility-and-More Forum]<br />
|| Tosh<br />
<br />
|- style="text-align:center;"<br />
|| MechJeb<br />
|| A plugin that adds a ton of in-flight information and automated operations. With it you can autopilot, see true altitude, and countless other features. (Version 1.9.2 has a broken "land at cordinate" link and bugs, version 1.9.3 does not and stable.)<br />
|| 1.9.4<br />
|| [http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/showthread.php/12384-PLUGIN-PART-0-16-Anatid-Robotics-MuMech-MechJeb-Autopilot-v1-9 Forum]<br />
|| r4m0n<br />
<br />
|- style="text-align:cener;"<br />
|| ISA MapSat<br />
|| A plugin powerd addon that allows you to map planets and moons, see anomalies, current position and many facts.<br />
|| 3.3.3.1<br />
|| [http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/showthread.php/9396-0-17-ISA-MapSat-Satellite-mapping-module-and-map-generation-tool-v3-3-1 Forum]<br />
||<br />
<br />
|- style="text-align:cener;"<br />
|| BobCat Ind.<br />
|| A group of addons dedicated for surface exploration and colonization, now with a dedicated plugin with additional functionality like electricity usage. Current releases include: Mk1 Archer, Mk2 Pretorian, Mk4 RAT, Mk 5 ANT, Charlie's Deli and Shoe Store (at the outlet), and the Falcon Jet.<br />
|| Various releases<br />
|| [http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/showthread.php/20286-PLUGIN-PART-0-17-1-BobCat-Ind-Release-DEMV Forum]<br />
|| Bobcat, Crashnburn, CleverWalrus, The Destroyer, BlazingAngel665, Sequence<br />
|}<br />
<br />
{{clear}}<br />
<br />
===Standalone Parts and Part Packs===<br />
<br />
For add-ons that provide additional parts for spacecraft and spaceplane construction without utilizing plugins.<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; background:#fff;"<br />
|-<br />
! style="padding:0 35px; " | Name<br />
! style="padding:0 250px; "| Description<br />
! style="padding:0 20px; " | Version<br />
! style="padding:0 25px; " | Link<br />
! width="35px" | Author<br />
|- style="text-align:center;"<br />
|| Payload Pack<br />
|| Payload pack gives you the ability to create a wide variation of different payload fairings with the a small amount of parts.<br />
|| 2.0<br />
|| [http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/showthread.php/13692 Forum]<br />
|| Mechanical Mouse Industries<br />
<br />
|- style="text-align:center;"<br />
|| Deep Space Mission Pack<br />
|| This pack aims to provide parts for the upcoming deep space part of the game.<br />
|| 0.152<br />
|| [http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/showthread.php/7790 Forum]<br />
|| kockaspiton<br />
<br />
<br />
|- style="text-align:center;"<br />
|| Down Under Aerospace & Party Supplies<br />
|| A collection that includes fuel tanks, engines, boosters, interstage/fairings and a few surprises.<br />
|| 0.4<br />
|| [http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/showthread.php/3097 Forum]<br />
|| Slew<br />
<br />
|- style="text-align:center;"<br />
|| ExPI (Extraplanetary Infrastructure<br />
|| Currently there is a pack of space station parts and a pack of interplanetary probes which is under development.<br />
|| 0.4<br />
|| [http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/showthread.php/6280 Forum]<br />
|| Pelf<br />
<br />
|- style="text-align:center;"<br />
|| JellyCubes Advanced Weapons R&D<br />
|| Advanced weaponry from the Advanced Weapons Research and Development division of Cube Corp. For all your intended explosive needs.<br />
|| ?<br />
|| [http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/showthread.php/4542 Forum]<br />
|| JellyGoggles<br />
<br />
|- style="text-align:center;"<br />
|| KW Rocketry<br />
|| Mainly Fuel, Engine and Solid Rocket Parts. 1,2 and 3 meter parts and adapters.<br />
|| 0.5<br />
|| [http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/showthread.php/2448 Forum]<br />
|| Winston/Kickasskyle<br />
<br />
|- style="text-align:center;"<br />
|| NovaPunch Remix Pack<br />
|| Very large parts pack, merger of two of the biggest and best rocket packs for KSP; [http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/showthread.php/12237 SIDR] by NovaSilisko and Wobbly Rockets by SundayPunch.<br />
|| 1.3<br />
|| [http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/showthread.php/3870 Forum]<br />
|| Tiberion<br />
<br />
|- style="text-align:center;"<br />
|| The Truss Pack<br />
|| Rugged, practical and functional components. Includes many structural parts.<br />
|| 2.0<br />
|| [http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/showthread.php/8402 Forum]<br />
|| Sherbetlemons<br />
|}<br />
<br />
{{clear}}<br />
<br />
===Tools and applications===<br />
<br />
For external programs that support Kerbal Space Program (e.g. Mod Managers, Orbit Calculators, etc).</div>Mocha2007https://wiki.kerbalspaceprogram.com/index.php?title=Addon&diff=8353Addon2012-11-19T17:53:14Z<p>Mocha2007: /* Plugin-powered addons and parts */</p>
<hr />
<div>Addons are modifications to the game that add either new parts or systems into the game that are not included with original install. They are made by the community and can greatly enhance your playing experience.<br />
<br />
==How to install addons==<br />
<br />
The simplest way is to copy over the folders to the appropriate directory in your KSP directory.<br />
<br />
Most plugins come with multiple folders, usually housing the part and plugin files. <br />
<br />
=== Example ===<br />
* Tosh's Carts plugin zip file contains a folder called Carts134 (the last numbers are the version)<br />
* Inside of that folder are the folders "Parts", "Plugins", and "Source". There is also documentation called README_cart.txt<br />
** The "Parts" folder contains the actual ship-building parts you would see in the ship builder interface.<br />
** The "Plugins" folder contains the plugin .dll files that would support the plugin system implemented by Carts.<br />
** The "Source" folder is just the source code, and is only needed by modders wanting to see how Carts was made and maybe build from it (with permission/attribution, of course)<br />
* Since you only need what's in the "Parts" and "Plugins" folders, you can just unzip those folders to your main KSP directory. It will ask you if you want to overwrite/merge the folders and you would choose "Yes". They would then merge with your prexisting folders, putting the needed addon files in their right place.<br />
<br />
All you have to do from there is start the game!<br />
<br />
Uninstalling is just as simple as deleting the parts/plugins that were included with the mod. Note, any ships created with those plugins will not load next time you start your game.<br />
<br />
==Addon releases==<br />
<br />
===Plugin-powered addons and parts===<br />
<br />
For add-ons that utilize plugins to support their core functionality.<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; background:#fff;"<br />
|-<br />
! style="padding:0 35px; " | Name<br />
! style="padding:0 300px; "| Description<br />
! style="padding:0 20px; " | Version<br />
! style="padding:0 20px; " | Link<br />
! width="55px" | Author<br />
<br />
|- style="text-align:center;"<br />
|| Kethane Pack<br />
|| Adds Kethane, a multi-purpose gas that you have to detect, mine, and refine. Currently Kethane can be pumped to other vessels for which then can convert their fuel into RCS or Liquid Fuel (with a Converter).<br />
|| 0.2.1<br />
|| [http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/showthread.php/23979-Kethane-Pack-0-1-3-Find-it-mine-it-burn-it!-%28project-has-a-new-home%29 Forum]<br />
|| Mechanical Mouse Industries<br />
<br />
|- style="text-align:center;"<br />
|| Romfarer Lazor System<br />
|| Adds lazors, which can assist in existing areas including vessel control, spacecraft/debris tracking, and map navigation while implementing new features such as a tractor beam, location marking, and teleportation!<br />
|| Beta 11<br />
|| [http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/showthread.php/9923 Forum]<br />
|| Romfarer<br />
<br />
|- style="text-align:center;"<br />
|| Carts<br />
|| Adds rovers and other mobile vehicles to drive around planets on! Can turn on handbrake, cruise control, and lights. Even has a rover with fold-able wheels for a compact fit on a rocket.<br />
|| 1.34<br />
|| [http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/showthread.php/7854-PLUGIN-PART-0-16-Carts-v1-34-Cruise-Control-Compatibility-and-More Forum]<br />
|| Tosh<br />
<br />
|- style="text-align:center;"<br />
|| MechJeb<br />
|| A plugin that adds a ton of in-flight information and automated operations. With it you can autopilot, see true altitude, and countless other features. (Version 1.9.2 has a broken "land at cordinate" link and bugs, version 1.9.3 does not and stable.)<br />
|| 1.9.4<br />
|| [http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/showthread.php/12384-PLUGIN-PART-0-16-Anatid-Robotics-MuMech-MechJeb-Autopilot-v1-9 Forum]<br />
|| r4m0n<br />
<br />
|- style="text-align:cener;"<br />
|| ISA MapSat<br />
|| A plugin powerd addon that allows you to map planets and moons, see anomalies, current position and many facts.<br />
|| 3.3.3.1<br />
|| [http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/showthread.php/9396-0-17-ISA-MapSat-Satellite-mapping-module-and-map-generation-tool-v3-3-1 Forum]<br />
||<br />
<br />
|- style="text-align:cener;"<br />
|| BobCat Ind.<br />
|| A group of addons dedicated for surface exploration and colonization, now with a dedicated plugin with additional functionality like electricity usage. Current releases include: Mk1 Archer, Mk2 Pretorian, Mk4 RAT, Mk 5 ANT, Charlie's Deli and Shoe Store (at the outlet), and the Falcon Jet.<br />
|| Various releases<br />
|| [http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/showthread.php/20286-PLUGIN-PART-0-17-1-BobCat-Ind-Release-DEMV Forum]<br />
|| Bobcat, Crashnburn, CleverWalrus, The Destroyer, BlazingAngel665, Sequence<br />
|}<br />
<br />
{{clear}}<br />
<br />
===Standalone Parts and Part Packs===<br />
<br />
For add-ons that provide additional parts for spacecraft and spaceplane construction without utilizing plugins.<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; background:#fff;"<br />
|-<br />
! style="padding:0 35px; " | Name<br />
! style="padding:0 250px; "| Description<br />
! style="padding:0 20px; " | Version<br />
! style="padding:0 25px; " | Link<br />
! width="35px" | Author<br />
|- style="text-align:center;"<br />
|| Payload Pack<br />
|| Payload pack gives you the ability to create a wide variation of different payload fairings with the a small amount of parts.<br />
|| 1.01<br />
|| [http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/showthread.php/13692 Forum]<br />
|| Mechanical Mouse Industries<br />
<br />
|- style="text-align:center;"<br />
|| Deep Space Mission Pack<br />
|| This pack aims to provide parts for the upcoming deep space part of the game.<br />
|| 0.14<br />
|| [http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/showthread.php/7790 Forum]<br />
|| kockaspiton<br />
<br />
<br />
|- style="text-align:center;"<br />
|| Down Under Aerospace & Party Supplies<br />
|| A collection that includes fuel tanks, engines, boosters, interstage/fairings and a few surprises.<br />
|| 0.4<br />
|| [http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/showthread.php/3097 Forum]<br />
|| Slew<br />
<br />
|- style="text-align:center;"<br />
|| ExPI (Extraplanetary Infrastructure<br />
|| Currently there is a pack of space station parts and a pack of interplanetary probes which is under development.<br />
|| 0.4<br />
|| [http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/showthread.php/6280 Forum]<br />
|| Pelf<br />
<br />
|- style="text-align:center;"<br />
|| JellyCubes Advanced Weapons R&D<br />
|| Advanced weaponry from the Advanced Weapons Research and Development division of Cube Corp. For all your intended explosive needs.<br />
|| ?<br />
|| [http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/showthread.php/4542 Forum]<br />
|| JellyGoggles<br />
<br />
|- style="text-align:center;"<br />
|| KW Rocketry<br />
|| Mainly Fuel, Engine and Solid Rocket Parts. 1,2 and 3 meter parts and adapters.<br />
|| 0.5<br />
|| [http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/showthread.php/2448 Forum]<br />
|| Winston/Kickasskyle<br />
<br />
|- style="text-align:center;"<br />
|| NovaPunch Remix Pack<br />
|| Very large parts pack, merger of two of the biggest and best rocket packs for KSP; [http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/showthread.php/12237 SIDR] by NovaSilisko and Wobbly Rockets by SundayPunch.<br />
|| 1.2<br />
|| [http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/showthread.php/3870 Forum]<br />
|| Tiberion<br />
<br />
|- style="text-align:center;"<br />
|| The Truss Pack<br />
|| Rugged, practical and functional components. Includes many structural parts.<br />
|| 2.0<br />
|| [http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/showthread.php/8402 Forum]<br />
|| Sherbetlemons<br />
|}<br />
<br />
{{clear}}<br />
<br />
===Tools and applications===<br />
<br />
For external programs that support Kerbal Space Program (e.g. Mod Managers, Orbit Calculators, etc).</div>Mocha2007https://wiki.kerbalspaceprogram.com/index.php?title=Addon&diff=8352Addon2012-11-19T17:51:44Z<p>Mocha2007: /* Plugin-powered addons and parts */</p>
<hr />
<div>Addons are modifications to the game that add either new parts or systems into the game that are not included with original install. They are made by the community and can greatly enhance your playing experience.<br />
<br />
==How to install addons==<br />
<br />
The simplest way is to copy over the folders to the appropriate directory in your KSP directory.<br />
<br />
Most plugins come with multiple folders, usually housing the part and plugin files. <br />
<br />
=== Example ===<br />
* Tosh's Carts plugin zip file contains a folder called Carts134 (the last numbers are the version)<br />
* Inside of that folder are the folders "Parts", "Plugins", and "Source". There is also documentation called README_cart.txt<br />
** The "Parts" folder contains the actual ship-building parts you would see in the ship builder interface.<br />
** The "Plugins" folder contains the plugin .dll files that would support the plugin system implemented by Carts.<br />
** The "Source" folder is just the source code, and is only needed by modders wanting to see how Carts was made and maybe build from it (with permission/attribution, of course)<br />
* Since you only need what's in the "Parts" and "Plugins" folders, you can just unzip those folders to your main KSP directory. It will ask you if you want to overwrite/merge the folders and you would choose "Yes". They would then merge with your prexisting folders, putting the needed addon files in their right place.<br />
<br />
All you have to do from there is start the game!<br />
<br />
Uninstalling is just as simple as deleting the parts/plugins that were included with the mod. Note, any ships created with those plugins will not load next time you start your game.<br />
<br />
==Addon releases==<br />
<br />
===Plugin-powered addons and parts===<br />
<br />
For add-ons that utilize plugins to support their core functionality.<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; background:#fff;"<br />
|-<br />
! style="padding:0 35px; " | Name<br />
! style="padding:0 300px; "| Description<br />
! style="padding:0 20px; " | Version<br />
! style="padding:0 20px; " | Link<br />
! width="55px" | Author<br />
<br />
|- style="text-align:center;"<br />
|| Kethane Pack<br />
|| Adds Kethane, a multi-purpose gas that you have to detect, mine, and refine. Currently Kethane can be pumped to other vessels for which then can convert their fuel into RCS or Liquid Fuel (with a Converter).<br />
|| 0.2.1<br />
|| [http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/showthread.php/23979-Kethane-Pack-0-1-3-Find-it-mine-it-burn-it!-%28project-has-a-new-home%29 Forum]<br />
|| Mechanical Mouse Industries<br />
<br />
|- style="text-align:center;"<br />
|| Romfarer Lazor System<br />
|| Adds lazors, which can assist in existing areas including vessel control, spacecraft/debris tracking, and map navigation while implementing new features such as a tractor beam, location marking, and teleportation!<br />
|| Beta 7<br />
|| [http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/showthread.php/9923 Forum]<br />
|| Romfarer<br />
<br />
|- style="text-align:center;"<br />
|| Carts<br />
|| Adds rovers and other mobile vehicles to drive around planets on! Can turn on handbrake, cruise control, and lights. Even has a rover with fold-able wheels for a compact fit on a rocket.<br />
|| 1.34<br />
|| [http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/showthread.php/7854-PLUGIN-PART-0-16-Carts-v1-34-Cruise-Control-Compatibility-and-More Forum]<br />
|| Tosh<br />
<br />
|- style="text-align:center;"<br />
|| MechJeb<br />
|| A plugin that adds a ton of in-flight information and automated operations. With it you can autopilot, see true altitude, and countless other features. (Version 1.9.2 has a broken "land at cordinate" link and bugs, version 1.9.3 does not and stable.)<br />
|| 1.9.4<br />
|| [http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/showthread.php/12384-PLUGIN-PART-0-16-Anatid-Robotics-MuMech-MechJeb-Autopilot-v1-9 Forum]<br />
|| r4m0n<br />
<br />
|- style="text-align:cener;"<br />
|| ISA MapSat<br />
|| A plugin powerd addon that allows you to map planets and moons, see anomalies, current position and many facts.<br />
|| 3.3.1<br />
|| [http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/showthread.php/9396-0-17-ISA-MapSat-Satellite-mapping-module-and-map-generation-tool-v3-3-1 Forum]<br />
||<br />
<br />
|- style="text-align:cener;"<br />
|| BobCat Ind.<br />
|| A group of addons dedicated for surface exploration and colonization, now with a dedicated plugin with additional functionality like electricity usage. Current releases include: Mk1 Archer, Mk2 Pretorian, Mk4 RAT, Mk 5 ANT, Charlie's Deli and Shoe Store (at the outlet), and the Falcon Jet.<br />
|| Various releases<br />
|| [http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/showthread.php/20286-PLUGIN-PART-0-17-1-BobCat-Ind-Release-DEMV Forum]<br />
|| Bobcat, Crashnburn, CleverWalrus, The Destroyer, BlazingAngel665, Sequence<br />
|}<br />
<br />
{{clear}}<br />
<br />
===Standalone Parts and Part Packs===<br />
<br />
For add-ons that provide additional parts for spacecraft and spaceplane construction without utilizing plugins.<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; background:#fff;"<br />
|-<br />
! style="padding:0 35px; " | Name<br />
! style="padding:0 250px; "| Description<br />
! style="padding:0 20px; " | Version<br />
! style="padding:0 25px; " | Link<br />
! width="35px" | Author<br />
|- style="text-align:center;"<br />
|| Payload Pack<br />
|| Payload pack gives you the ability to create a wide variation of different payload fairings with the a small amount of parts.<br />
|| 1.01<br />
|| [http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/showthread.php/13692 Forum]<br />
|| Mechanical Mouse Industries<br />
<br />
|- style="text-align:center;"<br />
|| Deep Space Mission Pack<br />
|| This pack aims to provide parts for the upcoming deep space part of the game.<br />
|| 0.14<br />
|| [http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/showthread.php/7790 Forum]<br />
|| kockaspiton<br />
<br />
<br />
|- style="text-align:center;"<br />
|| Down Under Aerospace & Party Supplies<br />
|| A collection that includes fuel tanks, engines, boosters, interstage/fairings and a few surprises.<br />
|| 0.4<br />
|| [http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/showthread.php/3097 Forum]<br />
|| Slew<br />
<br />
|- style="text-align:center;"<br />
|| ExPI (Extraplanetary Infrastructure<br />
|| Currently there is a pack of space station parts and a pack of interplanetary probes which is under development.<br />
|| 0.4<br />
|| [http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/showthread.php/6280 Forum]<br />
|| Pelf<br />
<br />
|- style="text-align:center;"<br />
|| JellyCubes Advanced Weapons R&D<br />
|| Advanced weaponry from the Advanced Weapons Research and Development division of Cube Corp. For all your intended explosive needs.<br />
|| ?<br />
|| [http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/showthread.php/4542 Forum]<br />
|| JellyGoggles<br />
<br />
|- style="text-align:center;"<br />
|| KW Rocketry<br />
|| Mainly Fuel, Engine and Solid Rocket Parts. 1,2 and 3 meter parts and adapters.<br />
|| 0.5<br />
|| [http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/showthread.php/2448 Forum]<br />
|| Winston/Kickasskyle<br />
<br />
|- style="text-align:center;"<br />
|| NovaPunch Remix Pack<br />
|| Very large parts pack, merger of two of the biggest and best rocket packs for KSP; [http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/showthread.php/12237 SIDR] by NovaSilisko and Wobbly Rockets by SundayPunch.<br />
|| 1.2<br />
|| [http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/showthread.php/3870 Forum]<br />
|| Tiberion<br />
<br />
|- style="text-align:center;"<br />
|| The Truss Pack<br />
|| Rugged, practical and functional components. Includes many structural parts.<br />
|| 2.0<br />
|| [http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/showthread.php/8402 Forum]<br />
|| Sherbetlemons<br />
|}<br />
<br />
{{clear}}<br />
<br />
===Tools and applications===<br />
<br />
For external programs that support Kerbal Space Program (e.g. Mod Managers, Orbit Calculators, etc).</div>Mocha2007https://wiki.kerbalspaceprogram.com/index.php?title=Duna&diff=8277Duna2012-11-17T18:53:00Z<p>Mocha2007: /* Orbital Statistics */</p>
<hr />
<div>{{Planetbox<br />
|Class=Planet<br />
|File=Duna map.png<br />
|Parent=Kerbol<br />
|smaxis=20726155264<br />
|apoap=21783189163<br />
|periap=19669121365<br />
|orbecc=0.05<br />
|orbinc=0.06<br />
|anomaly=3.14<br />
|orbps=17315400.1425698<br />
|orbph=4808.4<br />
|orbv=7146.6<br />
|radius=320000<br />
|mass=4.51548115036107e21<br />
|gravityv=1.1<br />
|escv=1372.4<br />
|sidrot=65517.859375<br />
|sidv=30.7<br />
|geosync=2879974.3<br />
|SoI=47921949.369738<br />
|atmosyorn=Yes<br />
|atmoskPa=20.265<br />
|atmosh=41446<br />
|T-minC=(-50.24)<br />
|T-minK=??<br />
|T-maxC=(-30.17)<br />
|T-maxK=??<br />
|O2yorn=No<br />
}}<br />
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'''Duna''' is the fourth planet of the [[Kerbol]] star system. It is the Mars analog for Kerbal Space Program and is mostly red with polar icecaps. It has one natural satellite, the [[moon]] '''[[Ike]]'''. Due to Ike's size and proximity, Ike and Duna are tidally locked to each other.<br />
<br />
== Topography ==<br />
{|<br />
|<br />
[[File:Duna Topo ISA 3200x1600 compressed.png|thumb|right|A topographic map of Duna made with the ISA MapSat plugin]]<br />
Duna is a iron-rich planet which has greatly varying land altitude, the consequence of which is very difficult judgment of a safe landing position. Its mountainous ranges are a peril to landing craft, especially considering the thin atmosphere, where very little aerobraking can be done safely. It is important to slow one's ship down before coming into the atmosphere, to ensure a safe descent. There are several maria, or large regions of Dark soil at, exactly 0 meters altitude. These are ideal landing locations due to their low altitude, and thicker atmosphere for aerobraking. Its two poles are very expansive and are the result of a thin atmosphere. The central regions make a shape resembling Europe.<br />
|}<br />
<br />
== Atmosphere ==<br />
{|<br />
|<br />
[[File:Atmosphere_kerbin_duna.png|thumb|right|A comparison of the atmospheres of Duna and Kerbin]]<br />
<br />
Duna's [[atmosphere]] begins at 41,446 m. It is only 20% as dense as [[Kerbin|Kerbin's]] at altitude 0 and is even less dense (relative to Kerbin) at higher altitudes.<br />
<br />
Like all atmospheres in the game, Duna's atmosphere fades exponentially with increasing altitude (with a scale height of 3000 m). In general, the atmospheric pressure on Duna at an altitude expressed in meters is:<ref>A [[LV-N Atomic Rocket Engine|nuclear engine]] has a specific impulse of 220 in 1 atm, 800 in vacuum, and the following at various Duna altitudes:<br />
{|<br />
| altitude (m) || 2 || 100 || 300 || 500 || 1460 || 2420 || 3000 || 4272 || 5000 || 10000<br />
|-<br />
| specific impulse || 684.1 || 687.8 || 695.1 || 701.8 || 728.7 || 748.2 || 757.3 || 772.1 || 778.1 || 795.9<br />
|}</ref><br />
<br />
: <math>p_d = 0.2\ e^{-altitude/3000}</math><br />
<br />
Parachutes work at lower efficiency than on Kerbin, making powered descent necessary when landing from orbit (unless your craft is a glider or just a pod with a parachute).<br />
<br />
The following table gives terminal velocities at different Duna altitudes. These are also the velocities at which a ship should travel for a fuel-optimal ascent from Duna, given the game's model of atmospheric drag.<ref>http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/showthread.php/6664-Mini-challenge-max-altitude-with-this-supplied-spacecraft?p=100912&viewfull=1#post100912</ref><br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
! Altitude (m) !! Velocity (m/s)<br />
|-<br />
| 0 || {{sigfigs|{{VT|planet=Duna|alt=0}}|3}}<br />
|-<br />
| 1000 || {{sigfigs|{{VT|planet=Duna|alt=1000}}|3}}<br />
|-<br />
| 2000 || {{sigfigs|{{VT|planet=Duna|alt=2000}}|3}}<br />
|-<br />
| 3000 || {{sigfigs|{{VT|planet=Duna|alt=3000}}|3}}<br />
|-<br />
| 5000 || {{sigfigs|{{VT|planet=Duna|alt=5000}}|3}}<br />
|-<br />
| 8000 || {{sigfigs|{{VT|planet=Duna|alt=8000}}|3}}<br />
|-<br />
| 10000 || {{sigfigs|{{VT|planet=Duna|alt=10000}}|3}}<br />
|-<br />
| 13000 || {{sigfigs|{{VT|planet=Duna|alt=13000}}|3}}<br />
|-<br />
| 15000 || {{sigfigs|{{VT|planet=Duna|alt=15000}}|3}}<br />
|-<br />
| 20000 || {{sigfigs|{{VT|planet=Duna|alt=20000}}|3}}<br />
|}<br />
|}<br />
<br />
== Orbital Statistics ==<br />
The [[w:geosynchronous_orbit|geosynchronous orbit]] of Duna is at an altitude of<br />
{{OrbitAltitude | period_s=65517.859375 | mass_kg=4.51548115036107e21 | radius_km=320 }} above Duna. The speed of the satellite is<br />
{{OrbitVelocity | period_s=65517.859375 | mass_kg=4.51548115036107e21 | radius_km=320 }} and it has an orbital period resonating with 1 Duna day (18.2 hours or 65517.859375 seconds). However, this orbit is not possible since it intersects with Ike's SOI.<br />
<br />
For a [[w:semi-synchronous_orbit|semi-synchronous orbit]] of ½ Duna day (9.025 hours or 32490 seconds) an orbit of<br />
{{OrbitAltitude | period_s=32758.9296875 | mass_kg=4.51548115036107e21 | radius_km=320 }} above Duna is needed with a velocity of<br />
{{OrbitVelocity | period_s=32758.9296875 | mass_kg=4.51548115036107e21 | radius_km=320 }}.<br />
<br />
== Reference Frames ==<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
|-<br />
| Warp || 5x, 10x || 50x || 100x || 1000x || 10,000x || 100,000x<br />
|-<br />
| Minimum Altitude || above atmosphere || 60 km || 100 km || 300 km || 600 km || 800 km<br />
|}<br />
<br />
== Gallery ==<br />
<gallery><br />
File:ISA_over_Duna.png|ISA satellite in orbit over Duna being used to map the planet surface.<br />
File:DunaSurface.png|Duna's surface at Dawn.<br />
File:Duna_projection.png|A false color Mercator projection of Duna's surface using MapSat.<br />
File:Duna_and_ike.jpg|Duna and Ike.<br />
File:Duna_map_800.gif|A topografic height map of Duna made with the ISA MapSat plugin<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
== Changes ==<br />
;{{Version|0.17|}}<br />
* Initial Release<br />
<br />
== Notes ==<br />
<references /><br />
<br />
<br />
{{Celestial Bodies}}<br />
[[Category:Celestials]]<br />
[[Category:Planets]]</div>Mocha2007https://wiki.kerbalspaceprogram.com/index.php?title=Tutorial:How_to_get_to_Duna&diff=7472Tutorial:How to get to Duna2012-10-31T19:16:02Z<p>Mocha2007: /* Step 5 - Arriving at Duna */</p>
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<div>[[File:Duna_map.png|thumb|225px|right|Duna. If you don't see this at some point during the tutorial, you've probably done it incorrectly.]]<br />
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<br />
== Traveling to Duna ==<br />
[[Duna]] is [[Kerbin]]'s second closest neighbor. After a successful landing on Eve, it is likely your next logical step. It perhaps the ideal planet for interplanetary voyages for several reasons:<br />
<br />
# It's close proximity to [[Kerbin]].<br />
# It's small size and gravity well (comparable to The [[Mun]]).<br />
# It's atmospheric composition is thick enough to support aerobraking, yet also thin enough to permit an ascent back to orbit.<br />
# Possessing [[moon]] similar to Kerbin's, [[Ike]], in addition to several mysterious Easter Egg locations.<br />
<br />
With a little bit of luck, skill, and determination, you can successfully land on Duna and return to Kerbin, all in one ship, with ease.<br />
<br />
===Specifications===<br />
*'''Length:''' 1-3 hours<br />
*'''Difficulty:''' Moderate/Hard<br />
*'''For version:''' .17<br />
*'''Recommended Delta-V:''' ~7760 m/s<br />
**~4700 m/s to orbit around Kerbin<br />
**~1060 m/s for interplanetary transfer<br />
**~2000 m/s for ascent and return to Kerbin<br />
<br />
Additionally, you will need a good understanding of orbital mechanics (see [[Tutorials]] section), angles, and a lot of patience.<br />
<br />
==Steps==<br />
===Step 1 - Build Your Rocket===<br />
[[File:DunaRocket.jpg | thumb | right | An extremely barebones, lightweight interplanetary rocket. Despite having no middle stage it can reach Duna, and return to Kerbin with a little piloting skill.]]<br />
To perform a successful landing on Duna you will need a large rocket. Unless you are planning to deploy a spaceplane in the Dunan atmosphere (a perfectly viable option), you will need something resembling a highly beefed-up Mun Rocket.<br />
<br />
==== Upper Stage ====<br />
<br />
Balancing this stage is tricky. Largely similar to a [[Mun]] lander, with several key differences:<br />
<br />
#With proper parachute rigging, it will require little/no thrust for a landing (though save at least one parachute for Kerbin!)<br />
#For a return to Kerbin, you MUST touch down with at least 1 large fuel tank and an engine with high specific impulse intact.<br />
<br />
The best way to describe something that can get off of Duna, is a ship somewhere between one that can take off from the Mun, and one that can take off from Kerbin. You will need at least 2000ms Delta-V for the orbit and return, you can test this by seeing if your lander is **almost** capable of reaching Kerbin orbit by itself.<br />
<br />
==== Middle Stage ====<br />
This is the stage that will be doing a lot of the work. It must be capable of getting from Kerbin to Duna, and positioning your lander craft for the terminal descent. It must carry enough fuel for the DeltaV you will need to successfully pull this off.<br />
<br />
==== Lower Stage ====<br />
<br />
This stage should take you at least into Kerbin's orbit if you hope to reach Duna. It will require several large thrusters to lift the interplanetary vehicle itself into orbit, probably assisted by some SRBs. For reference, it should be about 1.5x bigger than what you would need for a 1 way trip to Eve.<br />
<br />
===Step 2 - Planetary Alignment===<br />
<br />
While not absolutely essential, the easiest and fastest way to reach Duna from Kerbin is ensuring that they are properly aligned. Otherwise, you may spend a lot of time (possibly years) and fuel drifting until they happen to match up.<br />
<br />
To do so, check your map and make sure that Duna is '''ahead of''' Kerbin in it's orbit around [[Kerbol]].<br />
<br />
Look at it like a clock, if Kerbin is at 3 o'clock relative to the Sun, Duna should be at 1:30. Warp until they are in this position relative to each other.<br />
<br />
Alternatively, you can visit [http://ksp.olex.biz/ The Interplanetary Guide and Calculator] to calculate your own path.<br />
<br />
===Step 3 - Launch to Kerbin Orbit===<br />
<br />
Take off as usual (see [[Tutorials]] for how to achieve orbit), only tilt your craft heading '''east''' instead of the usual west. Unless you've done your own calculations, try to aim for a circular equatorial orbit spinning counter-clockwise at around 120,000 meters.<br />
<br />
===Step 4 - Fly from Kerbin to Duna===<br />
<br />
If have successfully reached your desired orbit around Kerbin, begin your high-velocity burn. Keep an eye on your map, wait until you are at about 5 o'clock around Kerbin (150 degrees), and get your velocity up to approximately 3020 m/s.<br />
<br />
It's really important to watch the map while you are accelerating. As you accelerate your Kerbolar orbital path should move to intersect Duna's. If all goes well, there should be a brief moment where you are captured by Duna's gravity well right around the target velocity. Immediately cut your thrust. If you overshoot, just turn the craft around and do a slight retro burn until you are caught again.<br />
<br />
This journey should take 70-120 days. While you are traveling around Kerbol, consider tweaking your trajectory until your periapsis around Duna is at the equator, and lower than 100km.<br />
<br />
===Step 5 - Arriving at Duna===<br />
<br />
When you enter Duna's sphere of influence you will always be traveling at escape velocity. Begin firing retro until you are in some kind of orbit, after you are caught it doesn't matter how far out you are.<br />
<br />
Assuming that you are trying to save fuel we are going to be doing an aerobrake here. As shown on the [[Duna#Atmosphere | information page]], Duna's atmosphere begins around 40km, so we are going for a periapsis lower than that. A periapsis of 15,000 meters above the surface will aerobrake you into orbit around Duna. Putting it slightly under 10,000 meters should be enough for a landing.<br />
<br />
If you are not planning on landing, being a forward burn at the apoapsis (once it has reached the desired altitude) to circularize your orbit.<br />
<br />
===Step 6 - Land on Duna===<br />
<br />
Adjust your orbital path to where you would like to land, and continue aerobraking to bleed off that extra velocity. Eventually you will be caught on a terminal descent through the atmosphere. Note that Duna's atmosphere is thinner and smaller, and so is your margin of error. Deploy your chutes around the 5k mark, and lower whatever landing gear you brought with you and fire retrorockets if the chutes aren't slowing you down enough. Ultimately we're going for typically touchdown speed (6-12m/s). Avoid tipping over at all costs, unless you plan on staying.<br />
<br />
Congratulations! You've landed on another planet! Walk around, feel the cool, toxic breeze of an afternoon on Duna!<br />
<br />
===Step 7 - Back to Orbit===<br />
<br />
Make sure Duna and Kerbin are in the proper alignment. This time, Duna should be at 3 o'clock with respect to Kerbol, and Kerbin itself should be at roughly 5:30. Warp until they are in alignment, do not take off until this has been achieved.<br />
<br />
While not nearly as difficult as ascending from Kerbin, you are still negotiating a decent-sized gravity well and an atmosphere. Our goal is to conserve as much fuel for the interplanetary burn as possible. Try to aim for a circular orbit, roughly 70km altitude, around Duna's equator.<br />
<br />
===Step 8 - Fly from Duna to Kerbin===<br />
<br />
Thankfully, this step requires less than half as much Delta-V as the trip from Kerbin to Duna. When your orbit is at 10 o'clock around Duna (-120 degrees), begin your burn. Our final velocity is going to be somewhere around 1500 m/s.<br />
<br />
When you are captured by Kerbin, tweak your approach as much as you can in advance, we're running on a tight fuel budget here and the sooner you make adjustments the less fuel you will need. If you can get your periapsis within 50km of Kerbin, you will not need to burn for the rest of the trip.<br />
<br />
===Step 9 - Landing back on Kerbin===<br />
<br />
Once you are back in Kerbin's SOI, make whatever changes to your approach you want to assuming you still have fuel. Keep your periapsis somewhere below 50km, keep it shallow though for a safe descent.<br />
<br />
Jettison your lander stage and go in with just the command module. Hopefully you've saved a parachute or two!<br />
<br />
Congratulations! Once you've succeeded at a round trip to Duna, anything is possible.<br />
<br />
==Ideas==<br />
<br />
Land on Duna's moon, [[Ike]]<br />
<br />
Hunt for the various easter eggs on Duna's surface.<br />
<br />
Attempt a round trip to [[Eve]] (extremely difficult, but not impossible).<br />
<br />
Fly to the next one out, [[Jool]] (and it's moons).<br />
<br />
Using the rover mod [http://www.kerbalspaceprogram.net/cart-moon-buggy]. reattempt the Mars rover "Curiosity" landing!<br />
<br />
[[Category:Tutorials]]</div>Mocha2007https://wiki.kerbalspaceprogram.com/index.php?title=Tutorial:How_to_get_to_Duna&diff=7471Tutorial:How to get to Duna2012-10-31T19:15:18Z<p>Mocha2007: /* Step 4 - Fly from Kerbin to Duna */</p>
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<div>[[File:Duna_map.png|thumb|225px|right|Duna. If you don't see this at some point during the tutorial, you've probably done it incorrectly.]]<br />
<br />
<br />
== Traveling to Duna ==<br />
[[Duna]] is [[Kerbin]]'s second closest neighbor. After a successful landing on Eve, it is likely your next logical step. It perhaps the ideal planet for interplanetary voyages for several reasons:<br />
<br />
# It's close proximity to [[Kerbin]].<br />
# It's small size and gravity well (comparable to The [[Mun]]).<br />
# It's atmospheric composition is thick enough to support aerobraking, yet also thin enough to permit an ascent back to orbit.<br />
# Possessing [[moon]] similar to Kerbin's, [[Ike]], in addition to several mysterious Easter Egg locations.<br />
<br />
With a little bit of luck, skill, and determination, you can successfully land on Duna and return to Kerbin, all in one ship, with ease.<br />
<br />
===Specifications===<br />
*'''Length:''' 1-3 hours<br />
*'''Difficulty:''' Moderate/Hard<br />
*'''For version:''' .17<br />
*'''Recommended Delta-V:''' ~7760 m/s<br />
**~4700 m/s to orbit around Kerbin<br />
**~1060 m/s for interplanetary transfer<br />
**~2000 m/s for ascent and return to Kerbin<br />
<br />
Additionally, you will need a good understanding of orbital mechanics (see [[Tutorials]] section), angles, and a lot of patience.<br />
<br />
==Steps==<br />
===Step 1 - Build Your Rocket===<br />
[[File:DunaRocket.jpg | thumb | right | An extremely barebones, lightweight interplanetary rocket. Despite having no middle stage it can reach Duna, and return to Kerbin with a little piloting skill.]]<br />
To perform a successful landing on Duna you will need a large rocket. Unless you are planning to deploy a spaceplane in the Dunan atmosphere (a perfectly viable option), you will need something resembling a highly beefed-up Mun Rocket.<br />
<br />
==== Upper Stage ====<br />
<br />
Balancing this stage is tricky. Largely similar to a [[Mun]] lander, with several key differences:<br />
<br />
#With proper parachute rigging, it will require little/no thrust for a landing (though save at least one parachute for Kerbin!)<br />
#For a return to Kerbin, you MUST touch down with at least 1 large fuel tank and an engine with high specific impulse intact.<br />
<br />
The best way to describe something that can get off of Duna, is a ship somewhere between one that can take off from the Mun, and one that can take off from Kerbin. You will need at least 2000ms Delta-V for the orbit and return, you can test this by seeing if your lander is **almost** capable of reaching Kerbin orbit by itself.<br />
<br />
==== Middle Stage ====<br />
This is the stage that will be doing a lot of the work. It must be capable of getting from Kerbin to Duna, and positioning your lander craft for the terminal descent. It must carry enough fuel for the DeltaV you will need to successfully pull this off.<br />
<br />
==== Lower Stage ====<br />
<br />
This stage should take you at least into Kerbin's orbit if you hope to reach Duna. It will require several large thrusters to lift the interplanetary vehicle itself into orbit, probably assisted by some SRBs. For reference, it should be about 1.5x bigger than what you would need for a 1 way trip to Eve.<br />
<br />
===Step 2 - Planetary Alignment===<br />
<br />
While not absolutely essential, the easiest and fastest way to reach Duna from Kerbin is ensuring that they are properly aligned. Otherwise, you may spend a lot of time (possibly years) and fuel drifting until they happen to match up.<br />
<br />
To do so, check your map and make sure that Duna is '''ahead of''' Kerbin in it's orbit around [[Kerbol]].<br />
<br />
Look at it like a clock, if Kerbin is at 3 o'clock relative to the Sun, Duna should be at 1:30. Warp until they are in this position relative to each other.<br />
<br />
Alternatively, you can visit [http://ksp.olex.biz/ The Interplanetary Guide and Calculator] to calculate your own path.<br />
<br />
===Step 3 - Launch to Kerbin Orbit===<br />
<br />
Take off as usual (see [[Tutorials]] for how to achieve orbit), only tilt your craft heading '''east''' instead of the usual west. Unless you've done your own calculations, try to aim for a circular equatorial orbit spinning counter-clockwise at around 120,000 meters.<br />
<br />
===Step 4 - Fly from Kerbin to Duna===<br />
<br />
If have successfully reached your desired orbit around Kerbin, begin your high-velocity burn. Keep an eye on your map, wait until you are at about 5 o'clock around Kerbin (150 degrees), and get your velocity up to approximately 3020 m/s.<br />
<br />
It's really important to watch the map while you are accelerating. As you accelerate your Kerbolar orbital path should move to intersect Duna's. If all goes well, there should be a brief moment where you are captured by Duna's gravity well right around the target velocity. Immediately cut your thrust. If you overshoot, just turn the craft around and do a slight retro burn until you are caught again.<br />
<br />
This journey should take 70-120 days. While you are traveling around Kerbol, consider tweaking your trajectory until your periapsis around Duna is at the equator, and lower than 100km.<br />
<br />
===Step 5 - Arriving at Duna===<br />
<br />
When you enter Duna's sphere of influence you will almost certainly be traveling at escape velocity. Begin firing retro until you are in some kind of orbit, after you are caught it doesn't matter how far out you are.<br />
<br />
Assuming that you are trying to save fuel we are going to be doing an aerobrake here. As shown on the [[Duna#Atmosphere | information page]], Duna's atmosphere begins around 40km, so we are going for a periapsis lower than that. A periapsis of 15,000 meters above the surface will aerobrake you into orbit around Duna. Putting it slightly under 10,000 meters should be enough for a landing.<br />
<br />
If you are not planning on landing, being a forward burn at the apoapsis (once it has reached the desired altitude) to circularize your orbit.<br />
<br />
===Step 6 - Land on Duna===<br />
<br />
Adjust your orbital path to where you would like to land, and continue aerobraking to bleed off that extra velocity. Eventually you will be caught on a terminal descent through the atmosphere. Note that Duna's atmosphere is thinner and smaller, and so is your margin of error. Deploy your chutes around the 5k mark, and lower whatever landing gear you brought with you and fire retrorockets if the chutes aren't slowing you down enough. Ultimately we're going for typically touchdown speed (6-12m/s). Avoid tipping over at all costs, unless you plan on staying.<br />
<br />
Congratulations! You've landed on another planet! Walk around, feel the cool, toxic breeze of an afternoon on Duna!<br />
<br />
===Step 7 - Back to Orbit===<br />
<br />
Make sure Duna and Kerbin are in the proper alignment. This time, Duna should be at 3 o'clock with respect to Kerbol, and Kerbin itself should be at roughly 5:30. Warp until they are in alignment, do not take off until this has been achieved.<br />
<br />
While not nearly as difficult as ascending from Kerbin, you are still negotiating a decent-sized gravity well and an atmosphere. Our goal is to conserve as much fuel for the interplanetary burn as possible. Try to aim for a circular orbit, roughly 70km altitude, around Duna's equator.<br />
<br />
===Step 8 - Fly from Duna to Kerbin===<br />
<br />
Thankfully, this step requires less than half as much Delta-V as the trip from Kerbin to Duna. When your orbit is at 10 o'clock around Duna (-120 degrees), begin your burn. Our final velocity is going to be somewhere around 1500 m/s.<br />
<br />
When you are captured by Kerbin, tweak your approach as much as you can in advance, we're running on a tight fuel budget here and the sooner you make adjustments the less fuel you will need. If you can get your periapsis within 50km of Kerbin, you will not need to burn for the rest of the trip.<br />
<br />
===Step 9 - Landing back on Kerbin===<br />
<br />
Once you are back in Kerbin's SOI, make whatever changes to your approach you want to assuming you still have fuel. Keep your periapsis somewhere below 50km, keep it shallow though for a safe descent.<br />
<br />
Jettison your lander stage and go in with just the command module. Hopefully you've saved a parachute or two!<br />
<br />
Congratulations! Once you've succeeded at a round trip to Duna, anything is possible.<br />
<br />
==Ideas==<br />
<br />
Land on Duna's moon, [[Ike]]<br />
<br />
Hunt for the various easter eggs on Duna's surface.<br />
<br />
Attempt a round trip to [[Eve]] (extremely difficult, but not impossible).<br />
<br />
Fly to the next one out, [[Jool]] (and it's moons).<br />
<br />
Using the rover mod [http://www.kerbalspaceprogram.net/cart-moon-buggy]. reattempt the Mars rover "Curiosity" landing!<br />
<br />
[[Category:Tutorials]]</div>Mocha2007https://wiki.kerbalspaceprogram.com/index.php?title=Template:Infobox/Body&diff=7469Template:Infobox/Body2012-10-31T18:40:30Z<p>Mocha2007: YEEEESSS!!!!</p>
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{{PlanetBoxRow|[[w:Orbital_Inclination|Orbital Inclination]] |{{{orbinc|??}}} |°}}<br />
{{PlanetBoxRow|[[w:Mean_Anomaly|Mean Anomaly]] |{{{anomaly|??}}}|°}}<br />
{{PlanetBoxRow|[[w:Orbital_Period|Orbital Period]] |{{#ifeq: {{{orbps|N/A}}}|N/A|{{{orbps}}}|{{sigfigs| {{{orbps}}} |8}}}} |s}}<br />
{{PlanetBoxRow| |{{#ifeq: {{{orbps|N/A}}}|N/A|{{{orbps}}}|{{sigfigs|{{#expr: {{{orbps}}} / 3600}}|8}}}} |hours}}<br />
{{PlanetBoxRow|[[w:Orbital_Velocity|Orbital Velocity]] |{{{orbv|??}}} |m/s}}<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="2" | '''{{#switch:{{{1}}}<br />
|=Physical Characteristics<br />
|ru=<br />
|nl=Fysieke Eigenschappen<br />
|fr=Caractéristiques Physiques<br />
|#default=Physical Characteristics<br />
}}'''<br />
|-<br />
| [[w:Radius|Equatorial Radius]]<br />
|{{{radius|??}}} m<br />
|-<br />
| [[w:Surface Area|Surface Area]]<br />
| {{sigfigs|{{#expr: 4 * pi * {{{radius|1}}}^2}}|8}} m<sup>2</sup><br />
|-<br />
| [[w:Mass|Mass]]<br />
|{{#if: {{{mass|}}}|{{sigfigs|{{{mass}}}|8}}|??}} kg<br />
|-<br />
| [[w:Density|Density]]<br />
| {{sigfigs|{{#expr: {{{mass|1}}} / (4 * pi * {{{radius|1}}}^3 / 3)}}|8}} kg/m<sup>3</sup><br />
{{PlanetBoxRow|[[w:Surface_gravity|Surface Gravity]] |{{{gravityv|??}}}|m/s<sup>2</sup>}}<br />
{{PlanetBoxRow|[[w:Escape_velocity|Escape Velocity]] <!--<br />
--> |{{#expr: (2 * {{G}} * {{{mass|0}}} / {{{radius|1}}})^0.5 round2 }}|m/s}}<br />
{{PlanetBoxRow|[[w:Rotation_period|Sidereal Rotation Period]] |{{#if: {{{sidrot|}}}|{{sigfigs|{{{sidrot}}}|8}}|??}}|s}}<br />
{{PlanetBoxRow|[[w:Sidereal_time|Sidereal Rotational Velocity]] |{{{sidv|??}}}|m/s}}<br />
{{PlanetBoxRow|[[w:Synchronous_orbit|{{PAGENAME}}synchronous Orbit]] |{{#ifeq: {{{SoI}}}|N/A|N/A|<!--<br />
--> {{#ifexpr: {{OrbitAltitude | radius_m={{{radius|1}}} | mass_kg={{{mass|9999999}}} | period_s={{{sidrot|9999999}}} | suffix= }} < {{{SoI|0}}} <!--<br />
--> |{{sigfigs|{{OrbitAltitude | radius_m={{{radius|1}}} | mass_kg={{{mass|9999999}}} | period_s={{{sidrot|9999999}}} | suffix= }}|8}} <!--<br />
--> |N/A<!--<br />
--> }}}} <!--<br />
--> |m}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[w:Sphere_of_Influence_(astrodynamics)|Sphere of Influence]]<br />
|{{#if: {{{SoI|}}}|{{sigfigs|{{{SoI}}}|8}}|??}} m<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="2" | '''{{#switch:{{{1}}}<br />
|=Atmospheric Characteristics<br />
|ru=<br />
|nl=Atmosferische Eigenschappen<br />
|fr=Caractéristiques Atmosphériques<br />
|#default=Atmospheric Characteristics<br />
}}'''<br />
{{PlanetBoxRow|[[w:atmosphere|Atmosphere Present]] |{{{atmosyorn|??}}}|}}<br />
{{PlanetBoxRow|[[w:Atmospheric_pressure|Atmospheric Pressure]] |{{{atmoskPa|??}}} |kPa}}<br />
{{PlanetBoxRow|[[w:Atmospheric_height|Atmospheric Height]] |{{{atmosh|??}}} |m}}<br />
{{PlanetBoxRow|[[w:Atmospheric_temperature|Temperature<sub>min</sub>]]|{{{T-minC|??}}} |°C}}<br />
{{PlanetBoxRow|[[w:Atmospheric_temperature|Temperature<sub>max</sub>]]|{{{T-maxC|??}}} |°C}}<br />
{{PlanetBoxRow|[[w:Oxygen|Oxygen Present]] |{{{O2yorn|??}}} |}}<br />
|}<br />
</div><noinclude><br />
<br clear="both" /><br />
== Template ==<br />
<pre><nowiki>{{Planetbox<br />
|Class=??<br />
|File=??<br />
|Parent=??<br />
|smaxis=??<br />
|apoap=??<br />
|periap=??<br />
|orbecc=??<br />
|orbinc=??<br />
|anomaly=??<br />
|orbps=??<br />
|orbph=??<br />
|orbv=??<br />
|radius=??<br />
|surfarea=??<br />
|mass=??<br />
|density=??<br />
|gravityv=??<br />
|escv=??<br />
|sidrot=??<br />
|sidv=??<br />
|geosync=??<br />
|SoI=??<br />
|atmosyorn=??<br />
|atmoskPa=??<br />
|atmosh=??<br />
|T-minC=??<br />
|T-maxC=??<br />
|O2yorn=??<br />
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[[Category:Templates|Planetbox]]<br />
</noinclude></div>Mocha2007https://wiki.kerbalspaceprogram.com/index.php?title=Template:Infobox/Body&diff=7468Template:Infobox/Body2012-10-31T18:40:06Z<p>Mocha2007: Testing a theory</p>
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<div><div style="background: #f6f6f6; border: 1px solid #ccc; float: right; width: 280px; margin-left: 1em"><br />
<div style="background: #ccc; font-size: large; padding: .5em; text-align: center">{{{Name|{{PAGENAME}}}}}</div><br />
<div style="background: #000">[[File:{{{File|Image-needed.png}}}|280px|Planet image]]</div><br />
{| style="padding: 0.5em; font-size: 90%"<br />
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | <small>{{{Name|{{PAGENAME}}}}} as seen from orbit.</small><br />
|-<br />
| colspan="2" style="text-align: center;" | <small>''[[{{{Class|??}}}]]''</small><br />
|-<br />
| colspan="2" | '''{{#switch:{{{1}}}<br />
|=Orbital Characteristics<br />
|ru=Орбитальные характеристики<br />
|nl=Baan Eigenschappen<br />
|fr=Caractéristiques Orbitales<br />
|#default=Orbital Characteristics<br />
}}'''<br />
{{PlanetBoxRow|[[w:Semi-Major Axis|Semi-Major Axis]] |{{{smaxis|??}}} |m}}<br />
{{PlanetBoxRow|[[w:Apoapsis|Apoapsis]] |{{{apoap|??}}} |m}}<br />
{{PlanetBoxRow|[[w:Periapsis|Periapsis]] |{{{periap|??}}} |m}}<br />
{{PlanetBoxRow|[[w:Orbital_Eccentricity|Orbital Eccentricity]]|{{{orbecc|??}}} |}}<br />
{{PlanetBoxRow|[[w:Orbital_Inclination|Orbital Inclination]] |{{{orbinc|??}}} |°}}<br />
{{PlanetBoxRow|[[w:Mean_Anomaly|Mean Anomaly]] |{{{anomaly|??}}}|°}}<br />
{{PlanetBoxRow|[[w:Orbital_Period|Orbital Period]] |{{#ifeq: {{{orbps|N/A}}}|N/A|{{{orbps}}}|{{sigfigs| {{{orbps}}} |8}}}} |s}}<br />
{{PlanetBoxRow| |{{#ifeq: {{{orbps|N/A}}}|N/A|{{{orbps}}}|{{sigfigs|{{#expr: {{{orbps}}} / 3600}}|8}}}} |hours}}<br />
{{PlanetBoxRow|[[w:Orbital_Velocity|Orbital Velocity]] |{{{orbv|??}}} |m/s}}<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="2" | '''{{#switch:{{{1}}}<br />
|=Physical Characteristics<br />
|ru=<br />
|nl=Fysieke Eigenschappen<br />
|fr=Caractéristiques Physiques<br />
|#default=Physical Characteristics<br />
}}'''<br />
|-<br />
| [[w:Radius|Equatorial Radius]]<br />
|{{{radius|??}}} m<br />
|-<br />
| [[w:Surface Area|Surface Area]]<br />
| {{sigfigs|{{#expr: 4 * pi * {{{radius|1}}}^2}}|8}} m<sup>2</sup><br />
|-<br />
| [[w:Mass|Mass]]<br />
|{{#if: {{{mass|}}}|{{sigfigs|{{{mass}}}|8}}|??}} kg<br />
|-<br />
| [[w:Density|Density]]<br />
| {{sigfigs|{{#expr: {{{mass|1}}} / (4 * pi * {{{radius|1}}}^3 / 3)}}|8}} kg/m<sup>3</sup><br />
{{PlanetBoxRow|[[w:Surface_gravity|Surface Gravity]] |{{{gravityv|??}}}|m/s<sup>2</sup>}}<br />
{{PlanetBoxRow|[[w:Escape_velocity|Escape Velocity]] <!--<br />
--> |{{#expr: (2 * {{G}} * {{{mass|0}}} / {{{radius|1}}})^0.5 round2 }}|m/s}}<br />
{{PlanetBoxRow|[[w:Rotation_period|Sidereal Rotation Period]] |{{#if: {{{sidrot|}}}|{{sigfigs|{{{sidrot}}}|8}}|??}}|s}}<br />
{{PlanetBoxRow|[[w:Sidereal_time|Sidereal Rotational Velocity]] |{{{sidv|??}}}|m/s}}<br />
{{PlanetBoxRow|[[w:Synchronous_orbit|{{PAGENAME}}Synchronous Orbit]] |{{#ifeq: {{{SoI}}}|N/A|N/A|<!--<br />
--> {{#ifexpr: {{OrbitAltitude | radius_m={{{radius|1}}} | mass_kg={{{mass|9999999}}} | period_s={{{sidrot|9999999}}} | suffix= }} < {{{SoI|0}}} <!--<br />
--> |{{sigfigs|{{OrbitAltitude | radius_m={{{radius|1}}} | mass_kg={{{mass|9999999}}} | period_s={{{sidrot|9999999}}} | suffix= }}|8}} <!--<br />
--> |N/A<!--<br />
--> }}}} <!--<br />
--> |m}}<br />
|-<br />
| [[w:Sphere_of_Influence_(astrodynamics)|Sphere of Influence]]<br />
|{{#if: {{{SoI|}}}|{{sigfigs|{{{SoI}}}|8}}|??}} m<br />
|-<br />
| colspan="2" | '''{{#switch:{{{1}}}<br />
|=Atmospheric Characteristics<br />
|ru=<br />
|nl=Atmosferische Eigenschappen<br />
|fr=Caractéristiques Atmosphériques<br />
|#default=Atmospheric Characteristics<br />
}}'''<br />
{{PlanetBoxRow|[[w:atmosphere|Atmosphere Present]] |{{{atmosyorn|??}}}|}}<br />
{{PlanetBoxRow|[[w:Atmospheric_pressure|Atmospheric Pressure]] |{{{atmoskPa|??}}} |kPa}}<br />
{{PlanetBoxRow|[[w:Atmospheric_height|Atmospheric Height]] |{{{atmosh|??}}} |m}}<br />
{{PlanetBoxRow|[[w:Atmospheric_temperature|Temperature<sub>min</sub>]]|{{{T-minC|??}}} |°C}}<br />
{{PlanetBoxRow|[[w:Atmospheric_temperature|Temperature<sub>max</sub>]]|{{{T-maxC|??}}} |°C}}<br />
{{PlanetBoxRow|[[w:Oxygen|Oxygen Present]] |{{{O2yorn|??}}} |}}<br />
|}<br />
</div><noinclude><br />
<br clear="both" /><br />
== Template ==<br />
<pre><nowiki>{{Planetbox<br />
|Class=??<br />
|File=??<br />
|Parent=??<br />
|smaxis=??<br />
|apoap=??<br />
|periap=??<br />
|orbecc=??<br />
|orbinc=??<br />
|anomaly=??<br />
|orbps=??<br />
|orbph=??<br />
|orbv=??<br />
|radius=??<br />
|surfarea=??<br />
|mass=??<br />
|density=??<br />
|gravityv=??<br />
|escv=??<br />
|sidrot=??<br />
|sidv=??<br />
|geosync=??<br />
|SoI=??<br />
|atmosyorn=??<br />
|atmoskPa=??<br />
|atmosh=??<br />
|T-minC=??<br />
|T-maxC=??<br />
|O2yorn=??<br />
}}</nowiki></pre><br />
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[[Category:Templates|Planetbox]]<br />
</noinclude></div>Mocha2007https://wiki.kerbalspaceprogram.com/index.php?title=Kerbol&diff=7452Kerbol2012-10-30T21:53:57Z<p>Mocha2007: </p>
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<div>{{Planetbox<br />
|Class=Star<br />
|File=TinyKerbol.png<br />
|Parent=N/A<br />
|smaxis=N/A<br />
|apoap=N/A<br />
|periap=N/A<br />
|orbecc=N/A<br />
|orbinc=N/A<br />
|anomaly=N/A<br />
|orbps=N/A<br />
|orbph=N/A<br />
|orbv=N/A<br />
|radius=261600000<br />
|mass=1.7565669685833e28<br />
|gravityv=17.13<br />
|sidrot=432000<br />
|sidv=N/A<br />
|SoI=N/A<br />
|atmosyorn=No<br />
|atmoskPa=N/A<br />
|atmosh=N/A<br />
|T-minC=0.02<br />
|T-minK=N/A<br />
|T-maxC=15003.73<br />
|T-maxK=N/A<br />
|O2yorn=N/A<br />
}}<br />
<br />
[[Kerbol]] (also known as '''Kerbin Prime''', '''the Sun''', and '''the Star''') is the star at the center of the Kerbol system. It is orbited by five planets: '''[[Moho]]''', '''[[Eve]]''', '''[[Kerbin]]''', '''[[Duna]]''' and '''[[Jool]]'''.<br />
<br />
Compared to our own [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun Sun], Kerbol is 113 times less massive and has a radius 3 times smaller. Kerbol is likely a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K-type_main-sequence_star K Class main sequence star] based on it's temperature, but it may also be an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_dwarf M class star] based on it's radius, or a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G-type_main-sequence_star G class star] based on it's luminosity. It may also be a large [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_dwarf white dwarf].<br />
<br />
Orbiting just above the surface gives you a period of 409.214 Minutes and a speed of 66.945 Km/s.<br />
<br />
== Reference Frames ==<br />
<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
!<br />
! Paid (0.17)<br />
! Demo (0.13.3)<br />
|-<br />
! Warp<br />
!colspan="2"| Minimum Altitude<br />
|-<br />
| 1x<br />
|colspan="2"| 0 m<br />
|-<br />
| 2x<br />
| n/a<br />
| 0 m<br />
|-<br />
| 5x<br />
| 3,270,000 m<br />
| 3,270,000? m<br />
|-<br />
|10x<br />
| 3,270,000 m<br />
| 6,540,000 m<br />
|-<br />
|50x<br />
| 6,540,000m<br />
| 16,350,000 m<br />
|-<br />
|100x<br />
| 13,080,000 m<br />
| 32,700,000 m<br />
|-<br />
|1,000x<br />
| 26,160,000 m<br />
| 65,400,000 m<br />
|-<br />
|10,000x<br />
| 52,320,000 m<br />
| 130,800,000 m<br />
|-<br />
|100,000x<br />
| 65,400,000 m<br />
| n/a<br />
|}<br />
<br />
All Kerbol orbits are in an inertial reference frame. In the demo, getting close enough to experience the lower maximum time warps results [[Deep Space Kraken]] attacks.<br />
<br />
== Trivia ==<br />
* Between versions 0.7 and 0.10.1, Kerbol was a mere point of light in the skybox <br />
* It became possible to reach Kerbol in 0.11<br />
* Kerbol gained gravity in 0.12<br />
* It is still safe to drop below the 'surface' in 0.13.3, but a ship can break up from the extreme gravity gradients and/or shot outwards at large fractions of c.<br />
* Since 0.14, close encounters will result in a collision that destroys the ship and kills all crew members. <br />
* The current 'surface' of Kerbol is an invisible, and likely, featureless plateau approximately 4500-4700 km above the nominal radius. There is no known way to land on it, as the [[Kraken]] makes all maneuvering difficult, and the gravity reduces the TWR of all engines below 1. One can attempt to place edited parts on the surface, but they bounce erratically at a few hundred to a few thousand m/s if they do not explode. <br />
* While Kerbol can be reached from [[Kerbin|Kerbin's]] orbit by using a Hohmann transfer orbit, a spacecraft doing so will require a ΔV of about 8 km/s to do so. The most efficient way to reach Kerbol from [[Kerbin|Kerbin's]] orbit is to use a Bi-Elliptic transfer. With a sufficiently-distant apoapsis, the required ΔV to sundive can be reduced to under 4 km/s, at the expense of drastically-increased flight time.<br />
* The name "Kerbol" was created by forum members and never appears in the game. In the game, the star is referred to as "the Sun".<br />
<br />
== Gallery ==<br />
<gallery><br />
KerbolSurface.png | A picture taken of a probe on a close encounter with Kerbol shortly before overheating.<br />
Kerbol17.png | Up close it becomes evident that the glow is [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nonagon ennagonal].<br />
Isa_kerbol.gif | ISA MapSat output for Kerbol Star<br />
</gallery><br />
<br />
== Changes ==<br />
;{{Version|0.17|}}<br />
* Actual model added, new sprite/flare effect, size changed.<br />
;{{Version|0.14|}}<br />
* Added solid surface (featureless invisible plateau ~4500-4700 km above nominal radius)<br />
;{{Version|0.12|}}<br />
* Added Gravity, nominal radius of 65,400 km.<br />
;{{Version|0.11|}}<br />
* Made it possible to reach Kerbol.<br />
;{{Version|0.7.3|}}<br />
* Initial Release<br />
<br />
{{Celestial Bodies}}<br />
[[Category:Celestials]]</div>Mocha2007https://wiki.kerbalspaceprogram.com/index.php?title=Moho&diff=7391Moho2012-10-29T16:35:10Z<p>Mocha2007: /* Topography */</p>
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<div>{{Planetbox<br />
|Class=Planet<br />
|File=moho_tracking.png<br />
|Parent=Kerbol<br />
|smaxis=5263138304<br />
|apoap=6315765980 <!-- 6315765980.48537 --><br />
|periap=4210510628 <!-- 4210510628.51463 --><br />
|orbecc=0.2<br />
|orbinc=7.0<br />
|anomaly=3.16<br />
|orbps=2215754.21968432<br />
|orbph=615.5<br />
|orbv=12186.1<br />
|radius=250000<br />
|mass=3.67470787615388E+21<br />
|gravityv=3.92<br />
|gravityp=??<br />
|sidrot=2215754.21968432<br />
|sidv=0.7<br />
|SoI=11206449.176644<br />
|atmosyorn=Yes<br />
|atmoskPa=0.507<br />
|atmosh=14000<br />
|T-minC=0.62<br />
|T-minK=273.77<br />
|T-maxC=3069.28<br />
|T-maxK=3342.43<br />
|O2yorn=No<br />
}}<br />
<br />
'''Moho''' is the innermost planet of the [[Kerbol]] star system. It is the smallest planet, although it is not the smallest celestial body. It is the only planet known to be tidally locked to [[Kerbol]] and the only planet with no natural satellites.<br />
<br />
Due to its close proximity to Kerbol, the atmosphere, while thin, is debilitatingly hot. Rockets overheat easily, making a high thrust-to-weight ratio and/or a heat-resistant rocket design necessary for a safe landing.<br />
<br />
== Topography ==<br />
[[File:203bu.png|thumb|left|Topographical image of Moho.]]<br />
The surface is very mountainous, with surprisingly few craters. The crust almost looks fractured. Up close it is much redder than in the map view and has many white dots. There are two volcanoes (Shown as red circles in the topographic map) on Moho.<br />
<br />
== Atmosphere ==<br />
Moho has a very thin, very hot atmosphere that poses a heat threat to most or all rocket motors. It extends to an altitude of approximately 27,640 m. Some aerobraking is possible, though the terrain makes this risky &mdash; even reaching an atmosphere as thin as 0.00001 atm (equivalent to 57.5 km altitude on Kerbin) requires flying at 12.5 km, below the height of Moho's tallest peaks. During dawn and dusk, the sky is bluer instead of the normal red.<br />
<br />
Like all atmospheres in the game, Moho's atmosphere fades exponentially with increasing altitude (with a scale height of 2000 m). In general, the atmospheric pressure on Moho at an altitude expressed in meters is:<ref>A [[LV-N Atomic Rocket Engine|nuclear engine]] has a specific impulse of 220 in 1 atm, 800 in vacuum, and the following at various Moho altitudes. (When descending into a Moho volcano, the altitude indicator begins to climb again after reaching 0, presumably representing negative numbers.)<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
| altitude (m) || -1237 || -1015 || -800 || 26 || 97 || 146 || 270 || 488 || 1042 || 1406 || 1994 || 2886 || 3865 || 4816 || 5655 || 8150<br />
|-<br />
| specific impulse || 794.5 || 795.1 || 795.6 || 797.1 || 797.2 || 797.3 || 797.5 || 797.7 || 798.3 || 798.6 || 798.9 || 799.3 || 799.6 || 799.7 || 799.8 || 800.0<br />
|}</ref><br />
<br />
: <math>p_m = 0.005\ e^{-altitude/2000}</math><br />
<br />
== Orbital Statistics ==<br />
Geosynchronous orbit around Moho is not possible — it would require an altitude of {{OrbitAltitude | period_s=2215764 | mass_kg=3.675e21 | radius_km=250 }}, outside of Moho's sphere of influence.<br />
<br />
For a semisynchronous orbit of ½ Moho day (307.75 hours or 1,107,882 seconds) an orbit of<br />
{{OrbitAltitude | period_s=1107882 | mass_kg=3.675e21 | radius_km=250 }} above Moho is needed with a velocity of <br />
{{OrbitVelocity | period_s=1107882 | mass_kg=3.675e21 | radius_km=250 }}.<br />
<br />
== Reference Frames ==<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
!<br />
! Paid (0.17)<br />
|-<br />
!Rotational/Inertial transition<br />
| ? m<br />
|-<br />
!Warp<br />
!colspan="2"|Minimum Altitude<br />
|-<br />
| 1x<br />
| 0 m<br />
|-<br />
| 5x<br />
| 10,000 m<br />
|-<br />
| 10x<br />
| 10,000 m<br />
|-<br />
| 50x<br />
| 30,000 m<br />
|-<br />
| 100x<br />
| 50,000 m<br />
|-<br />
| 1,000x<br />
| 100,000 m<br />
|-<br />
| 10,000x<br />
| 200,000 m<br />
|-<br />
| 100,000x<br />
| 300,000 m<br />
|}<br />
<br />
== Changes ==<br />
;{{Version|0.17|}}<br />
* Initial Release<br />
<br />
== Notes ==<br />
<references /><br />
<br />
<br />
{{Celestial Bodies}}<br />
[[Category:Celestials]]<br />
[[Category:Planets]]</div>Mocha2007https://wiki.kerbalspaceprogram.com/index.php?title=Moho&diff=7390Moho2012-10-29T16:34:52Z<p>Mocha2007: /* Atmosphere */</p>
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<div>{{Planetbox<br />
|Class=Planet<br />
|File=moho_tracking.png<br />
|Parent=Kerbol<br />
|smaxis=5263138304<br />
|apoap=6315765980 <!-- 6315765980.48537 --><br />
|periap=4210510628 <!-- 4210510628.51463 --><br />
|orbecc=0.2<br />
|orbinc=7.0<br />
|anomaly=3.16<br />
|orbps=2215754.21968432<br />
|orbph=615.5<br />
|orbv=12186.1<br />
|radius=250000<br />
|mass=3.67470787615388E+21<br />
|gravityv=3.92<br />
|gravityp=??<br />
|sidrot=2215754.21968432<br />
|sidv=0.7<br />
|SoI=11206449.176644<br />
|atmosyorn=Yes<br />
|atmoskPa=0.507<br />
|atmosh=14000<br />
|T-minC=0.62<br />
|T-minK=273.77<br />
|T-maxC=3069.28<br />
|T-maxK=3342.43<br />
|O2yorn=No<br />
}}<br />
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'''Moho''' is the innermost planet of the [[Kerbol]] star system. It is the smallest planet, although it is not the smallest celestial body. It is the only planet known to be tidally locked to [[Kerbol]] and the only planet with no natural satellites.<br />
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Due to its close proximity to Kerbol, the atmosphere, while thin, is debilitatingly hot. Rockets overheat easily, making a high thrust-to-weight ratio and/or a heat-resistant rocket design necessary for a safe landing.<br />
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== Topography ==<br />
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The surface is very mountainous, with surprisingly few craters. The crust almost looks fractured. Up close it is much redder than in the map view and has many white dots. There are two volcanoes (Shown as red circles in the topographic map) on Moho.<br />
[[File:203bu.png|thumb|left|Topographical image of Moho.]]<br />
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== Atmosphere ==<br />
Moho has a very thin, very hot atmosphere that poses a heat threat to most or all rocket motors. It extends to an altitude of approximately 27,640 m. Some aerobraking is possible, though the terrain makes this risky &mdash; even reaching an atmosphere as thin as 0.00001 atm (equivalent to 57.5 km altitude on Kerbin) requires flying at 12.5 km, below the height of Moho's tallest peaks. During dawn and dusk, the sky is bluer instead of the normal red.<br />
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Like all atmospheres in the game, Moho's atmosphere fades exponentially with increasing altitude (with a scale height of 2000 m). In general, the atmospheric pressure on Moho at an altitude expressed in meters is:<ref>A [[LV-N Atomic Rocket Engine|nuclear engine]] has a specific impulse of 220 in 1 atm, 800 in vacuum, and the following at various Moho altitudes. (When descending into a Moho volcano, the altitude indicator begins to climb again after reaching 0, presumably representing negative numbers.)<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
| altitude (m) || -1237 || -1015 || -800 || 26 || 97 || 146 || 270 || 488 || 1042 || 1406 || 1994 || 2886 || 3865 || 4816 || 5655 || 8150<br />
|-<br />
| specific impulse || 794.5 || 795.1 || 795.6 || 797.1 || 797.2 || 797.3 || 797.5 || 797.7 || 798.3 || 798.6 || 798.9 || 799.3 || 799.6 || 799.7 || 799.8 || 800.0<br />
|}</ref><br />
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: <math>p_m = 0.005\ e^{-altitude/2000}</math><br />
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== Orbital Statistics ==<br />
Geosynchronous orbit around Moho is not possible — it would require an altitude of {{OrbitAltitude | period_s=2215764 | mass_kg=3.675e21 | radius_km=250 }}, outside of Moho's sphere of influence.<br />
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For a semisynchronous orbit of ½ Moho day (307.75 hours or 1,107,882 seconds) an orbit of<br />
{{OrbitAltitude | period_s=1107882 | mass_kg=3.675e21 | radius_km=250 }} above Moho is needed with a velocity of <br />
{{OrbitVelocity | period_s=1107882 | mass_kg=3.675e21 | radius_km=250 }}.<br />
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== Reference Frames ==<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
!<br />
! Paid (0.17)<br />
|-<br />
!Rotational/Inertial transition<br />
| ? m<br />
|-<br />
!Warp<br />
!colspan="2"|Minimum Altitude<br />
|-<br />
| 1x<br />
| 0 m<br />
|-<br />
| 5x<br />
| 10,000 m<br />
|-<br />
| 10x<br />
| 10,000 m<br />
|-<br />
| 50x<br />
| 30,000 m<br />
|-<br />
| 100x<br />
| 50,000 m<br />
|-<br />
| 1,000x<br />
| 100,000 m<br />
|-<br />
| 10,000x<br />
| 200,000 m<br />
|-<br />
| 100,000x<br />
| 300,000 m<br />
|}<br />
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== Changes ==<br />
;{{Version|0.17|}}<br />
* Initial Release<br />
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== Notes ==<br />
<references /><br />
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{{Celestial Bodies}}<br />
[[Category:Celestials]]<br />
[[Category:Planets]]</div>Mocha2007https://wiki.kerbalspaceprogram.com/index.php?title=Eve&diff=7389Eve2012-10-29T16:33:51Z<p>Mocha2007: /* Atmosphere */</p>
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<div>{{Planetbox<br />
|Class=Plaet<br />
|File=Eve_map.png<br />
|Parent=Kerbol<br />
|smaxis=9832684544<br />
|apoap=9931011387<br />
|periap=9734357701<br />
|orbecc=0.01<br />
|orbinc=2.1<br />
|anomaly=3.15<br />
|orbps=5658120<br />
|orbph=1571.7<br />
|orbv=515.6<br />
|radius=700000<br />
|mass=1.22441268043315E+23<br />
|gravityv=16.68<br />
|gravityp=??<br />
|sidrot=80500<br />
|sidv=54.6<br />
|geosync=10328384<br />
|SoI=85109364.738244<br />
|atmosyorn=Yes<br />
|atmoskPa=506.634<br />
|atmosh=90000<br />
|T-minC=(-40.19)<br />
|T-maxC=149.96<br />
|O2yorn=No<br />
}}<br />
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'''Eve''' is the second [[planet]] from [[Kerbol]], and the second largest body orbiting it. It is purple in appearance. It has one small moon, a captured asteroid called '''[[Gilly]]'''.<br />
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Eve is the closest planet to [[Kerbin]] and the easiest to reach, requiring the least Delta-V of any planet. Having a similar size to Kerbin gives it a large gravity well, and a thick atmosphere makes landings easier, while making departure more difficult.<br />
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== Topography ==<br />
{|<br />
|<br />
[[File:Eve_isa_mapsat.png|thumb|right|A topographic map of Eve made with the ISA MapSat plugin]]<br />
Eve has large oceans of liquid mercury and large, flat continents with a few mountain peaks. There is a distinctly large crater in the western hemisphere. The surface looks like purple sand dunes.<br />
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Based on the fact that Eve has liquid mercury, the temperature range on the surface must be between -38.83 °C and 356.73 °C. This implies that that it should be reasonable candidate for colonisation as far as temperature goes at least. The atmosphere however could cause problems, it is very 'dense', which implies it has a high air pressure or a composition that differs greatly from that of [[Kerbin]], however it is should not be too extreme to overcome and set up a some what permanent base.<br />
|}<br />
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== Atmosphere ==<br />
{|<br />
|<br />
[[File:Atmosphere_kerbin_eve.png|thumb|right|A comparison of the atmospheres of Eve and Kerbin]]<br />
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Eve's atmosphere begins at 97,500m. It fades exponentially with increasing altitude, as do the atmospheres of Kerbin and Duna, but it is a very thick atmosphere; at 11,250 m, it's as thick as Kerbin's atmosphere at sea level (1 atm), and at Eve sea level the atmospheric pressure is 5 atm.<br />
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In general, the atmospheric pressure on Eve at an altitude expressed in meters is:<ref>A [[LV-N Atomic Rocket Engine|nuclear engine]] has a specific impulse of 220 in 1 atm or higher, 800 in vacuum, and the following at various Eve altitudes:<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
| altitude (m) || 11263 || 11268 || 11322 || 11598 || 11896 || 12200 || 12799 || 13868 || 14586 || 15292 || 16725 || 18711 || 22800 || 23556 || 32000 || 38000 || 43000 || 51963<br />
|-<br />
| specific impulse || 220 || 220.2 || 224.6 || 246.9 || 269.9 || 292.4 || 334.0 || 400.0 || 438.8 || 473.4 || 533.7 || 600.2 || 688.2 || 699.8 || 769.8 || 787.3 || 793.8 || 798.3<br />
|}</ref><br />
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: <math>p_e = 5\ e^{-altitude/7000}</math><br />
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One observed deceleration profile is: 130 m/s at 11 KM, 110 m/s at 8.5 KM, 100 m/s at 7.5 KM, 90 m/s at 6 KM, 80 m/s at 4.3 KM.<br />
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From within Eve's atmosphere, the sky appears indigo during nighttime. During dawn and dusk, the sky is green. The atmosphere is possibly composed of iodine, given its purple coloration.<br />
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Jet engines function in Eve's atmosphere, to the extent of making noise and consuming fuel, but do not produce useful thrust, due to lack of oxygen to burn.<br />
|}<br />
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== Natural Satellites ==<br />
Eve's only natural satellite is the tiny captured asteroid [[Gilly]] in a highly eccentric and inclined orbit. Gilly's surface is currently bugged, and it is challenging to land there.<br />
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== Orbital Statistics ==<br />
The [[w:Geosynchronous_orbit|geosynchronous orbit]] of Eve is at an altitude of 10373.195 km above Eve. The speed of the satellite is 858.95 m/s and it has an orbital periode resonating with 1 Eve day (22.5 hours or 81000 seconds.)<br />
For a semisynchronous orbit of ½ Eve day (11.25 hours or 40500 seconds) an orbit of 6275.676 km above Eve is needed with a velocity of 1082.2 m/s.<br />
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== Reference Frames ==<br />
Rotational/Inertial transition: 100,000? m<br />
{| class="wikitable"<br />
!Warp<br />
!Minimum Altitude<br />
|-<br />
| 1x<br />
| 0 m<br />
|-<br />
| 5x<br />
| 30,000 m<br />
|-<br />
| 10x<br />
| 30,000 m<br />
|-<br />
| 50x<br />
| 60,000 m<br />
|-<br />
| 100x<br />
| 120,000 m<br />
|-<br />
| 1,000x<br />
| 240,000 m<br />
|-<br />
| 10,000x<br />
| 480,000 m<br />
|-<br />
| 100,000x<br />
| 600,000 m<br />
|}<br />
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== Gallery ==<br />
<gallery><br />
Eve.png|Orbiting Eve<br />
Eve_sky_surface.png|Eve's sky at the surface.<br />
File:Eve_and_gilly.jpg|Eve and Gilly.<br />
File:eve_map_800.gif|A topografic height map of Eve made with the ISA MapSat plugin<br />
</gallery><br />
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== Changes ==<br />
;{{Version|0.17|}}<br />
* Initial Release<br />
<br />
== Notes ==<br />
<references /><br />
<br />
<br />
{{Celestial Bodies}}<br />
[[Category:Celestials]]<br />
[[Category:Planets]]</div>Mocha2007https://wiki.kerbalspaceprogram.com/index.php?title=Template:Celestial_Bodies&diff=7388Template:Celestial Bodies2012-10-29T16:31:59Z<p>Mocha2007: </p>
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<div>{| style="margin:auto"<br />
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<div style="background: #ccc; padding: .25em; text-align: center"><strong>[[Celestials | Celestial Bodies]]</strong></div><br />
<div style="background: #110; border: 1px solid #ccc; padding: .25em"> #I set it to 110 to increase readability of blue text.<br />
{|<br />
|- valign=center<br />
<br />
|style="width: 1em" rowspan="3"| || [[File:TinyKerbol.png|162px]]<br />
|style="width: 1em" rowspan="3"| || [[File:TinyMoho.png |5px]]<br />
|style="width: 1em" rowspan="3"| || [[File:TinyEve.png |8px]]<br />
|style="width: 1em" rowspan="3"| || [[File:TinyKerbin.png|8px]]<br />
|style="width: 1em" rowspan="3"| || [[File:TinyDuna.png |6px]]<br />
|style="width: 1em" rowspan="3"| ||colspan="2"| [[File:TinyJool.png |24px]]<br />
|style="width: 1em" rowspan="3"|<br />
<br />
|- valign=top<br />
<br />
|rowspan="2"| '''[[Kerbol | <span style="font-size:150%"> Kerbol </span>(The Sun)]]'''<br />
| '''[[Moho]]'''<br />
| '''[[Eve]]'''<br />
| '''[[Kerbin]]'''<br />
| '''[[Duna]]'''<br />
|colspan="2"| '''[[Jool]]'''<br />
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|- valign=top style="font-size: small"<br />
<br />
|<br />
| [[Gilly]]<br />
| [[Mun]]<br />[[Minmus]]<br />
| [[Ike]]<br />
| [[Laythe]]<br />[[Vall]]<br />[[Tylo]]<br />[[Bop]]<br />
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|}<br />
</div><br />
|}</div>Mocha2007