Difference between revisions of "Vall"
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[[File:Mechjeb_Vall.png|thumb|Mechanical Jeb probe in low Vall orbit. Laythe and Jool in the background.]] | [[File:Mechjeb_Vall.png|thumb|Mechanical Jeb probe in low Vall orbit. Laythe and Jool in the background.]] | ||
[[File:Vall topo compressed.png|thumb|A topographic map of Vall made with ISA MapSat]] | [[File:Vall topo compressed.png|thumb|A topographic map of Vall made with ISA MapSat]] | ||
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'''Vall''' is one of the four [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_satellite natural satellites] of [[Jool]] and has an icy surface, which is somewhat hilly. | '''Vall''' is one of the four [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_satellite natural satellites] of [[Jool]] and has an icy surface, which is somewhat hilly. | ||
Revision as of 16:11, 3 October 2012
Vall is one of the four natural satellites of Jool and has an icy surface, which is somewhat hilly.
Characteristics
- Equatorial Radius: >300 km
- Minimum Elevation: 0 m
- Maximum Elevation: >2114 m
- Mass: ... kg (Approximately 0.2936763 Jool Masses)
- Density: ... g/cm³
- Surface Gravity: ... m/s² or ... g
- Gravitational parameter: ... km³/s²
- Escape velocity from surface: ~1100 m/s
- Rotation Period: 4 hours, 41 minutes, 4 seconds; Rotation: 76.86 degrees per hour, or ... m/s
Orbital Characteristics
- Semi-Major Axis: 43,152 km
- Velocity: 2558.8 m/s
- Mean Anomaly at Epoch UT = ... radians
- Orbital Period: 4 hours, 41 minutes, 4 seconds
- Synodic Period from Jool's Surface: ... hours, ... minutes, ... seconds
- Sphere of influence: ... km or ... body radii
Changes
- Initial Release
