Difference between revisions of "Campaign: Dunar Exploration Rovers"

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Introduction

After the Kerbal Space Station exploration campaign, Kerbals look to the skies and wonder what lies under a pale, red dot they've always stared at (Duna). After some additional time dreaming, Kerbican folks decided to build a pair of rovers that could rove the surface of Duna for more historic, never-seen-before info. This campaign is based on the real Exploration Rover program conducted by the American agency NASA.

Specifications

Length: 1-1.5 hours

Difficulty: 6/10 (Proficient)

Skills needed:

• Comfort with maneuver nodes
• Should be able to land with skill, as Duna's atmosphere is thinner than that of Kerbin's.

Missions

Kathfinder and Kojourner

First DERs of the program.

• Target: Successfully land Kathfinder on Duna, then spawn the Kojourner rover.

1. Rocket must contain enough fuel for Low Kerbin Orbit (suggested orbit: 80 x 80 meters), the interplanetary transfer and aerocapture/propulsive deceleration.
2. It must be able to reach a distance of 100 meters away from the lander (for realism).
3. Optional: Make it small (65 centimeters in length)

Kopportunity and Kririt

Based on the twin rovers [[1]] and [[2]]

• Target: Land two rovers on opposite sides of the planet.

1. Done in two separate launches.
2. Kririt: Should be able to rove for 7.5 kilometers away from the lander.
3. Kopportunity: Should be able to rove for at least 45 kilometers. (Bonus: Time warp by 14 years and see if it still runs.)

Kuriosity

Based on the actual [rover].

• Target: Successfully land what is the heaviest DER ever built.

1. Must be able to propulsively land (same way the real Curiosity works).
2. Should be able to rove for 7 kilometers away from the lander. (Bonus: Time warp by 5.5 years and see if it still runs. Bring any science instrument you want.)
3. Optional: Make it life-sized (about 3 meters in length)