Difference between revisions of "Eve"

A topographic map of Eve made with the ISA MapSat plugin

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.

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.

A comparison of the atmospheres of Eve and Kerbin

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.

In general, the atmospheric pressure on Eve at an altitude expressed in meters is:^[1]

${\displaystyle p_{e}=5\ e^{-altitude/7000}}$

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.

From within Eve's atmosphere, the sky appears indigo-blue during nighttime. During dawn and dusk, the sky is green. The atmosphere is probably composed of iodine given its purple coloration.

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.