Difference between revisions of "Laythe"

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The TARDIS orbiting Laythe.

A mechanical jeb probeship in low Laythe orbit.

A probe on the surface of Laythe.

Laythe is one of the four natural satellites of Jool and its surface is mostly covered with seas.

Characteristics

• Equatorial Radius: ... km

• Minimum Elevation: 0 m

• Maximum Elevation: ... m

• Mass: ... kg

• Density: ... g/cm³

• Surface Gravity: ... m/s² or ... g

• Gravitational parameter: ... km³/s²

• Escape velocity from surface: ... m/s

• Rotation Period: ... hours; Rotation: ... degrees per hour, or ... m/s

Orbital Characteristics

• Parent Body: Jool

• Semi-Major Axis: 27,184 km

• Velocity: 3223.8 m/s

• Longitude of Ascending Node: 0°

• Argument of Periapsis: 0°

• Mean Anomaly at Epoch UT = ... radians

• Orbital Period: 14 hours, 43 minutes, 2 seconds

• Synodic Period from Jool's Surface: ... hours, ... minutes, ... seconds

• Sphere of influence: ~3700 km or 7.6 body radii

Topography

Although mostly covered in liquid water, Laythe has scattered landmasses of rocky or sandy islands

Atmosphere

This moon has an atmosphere, comparable in density to Kerbin's, which is roughly 50km thick.

v t e Kerbol System Kerbol Moho Eve Kerbin Duna Dres Jool Eeloo (The Sun)   Gilly Mun Minmus Ike   Laythe Vall Tylo Bop Pol