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Minmus as seen from orbit

Minmus is a small moon of Kerbin, and only available in versions 0.15 and higher. 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 5.7km in altitude. It is possible to land on Minmus.

Characteristics

• Equatorial Radius: 60 km

• Mass: 4.234e19 kg

• Density: 46.79 g/cm^3

• Surface Gravity: 0.785 m/s^2 or 0.080 g

• Gravitational parameter: 2.825505 km^3/s^2[[1]]

• Escape velocity from surface: 306.89 m/s

• Rotation Period: ~299.199 hours; Rotation: ? degrees per hour, or ~0.35 m/s (believed to be tidally locked to Kerbin)

• Axial Tilt/Obliquity: ?°

• Theoretical(?) Synchronous Orbit altitude: ? m; Stationary Orbit velocity: ? m/s

Note, this Stationary orbit cannot actually be achieved, as any satellite or vessel attempting to achieve this orbit will be re-captured by Kerbin.

Orbital Characteristics

• Parent Body: Kerbin

• Semi-Major Axis: 47000 km

• Velocity: 274.1 m/s

• Inclination: 6°

• Orbital Period: 12 days, 11 hours, 16 minutes, 19 seconds

• Sphere of influence: ~ 2,713 km or 45 body radii

Reference Frames

Rotational/Inertial transition: 100,000 m

See Also

• Universe
• Star
• Moon
• Asteroid
• Mun