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== Atmosphere == | == Atmosphere == | ||
| − | Moho has a very thin, very hot atmosphere that poses a heat threat to most or all rocket motors. It extends to | + | Moho has a very thin, very hot atmosphere that poses a heat threat to most or all rocket motors. It extends to an altitude of approximately 27,640 m. Aerobraking is possible at low altitudes, though the terrain makes this risky — the atmosphere at Moho's tallest mountains (around 13 km) is as thin as as Kerbin's at 59 km. |
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| + | Like all atmospheres in the game, Moho's atmosphere fades exponentially with increasing altitude (with a scale height of 2000 m). In general, the atmospheric pressure on Moho at an altitude expressed in meters is:<ref>A [[LV-N Atomic Rocket Engine|nuclear engine]] has a specific impulse of 220 in 1 atm, 800 in vacuum, and the following at various Moho altitudes. (When descending into a Moho volcanoes, the altitude indicator begins to climb again after reaching 0, presumably representing negative numbers.) | ||
| + | {| class="wikitable" | ||
| + | | altitude (m) || -1237 || -1015 || -800 || 26 || 97 || 146 || 270 || 488 || 1042 || 1406 || 1994 || 2886 || 3865 || 4816 || 5655 || 8150 | ||
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| + | | specific impulse || 794.5 || 795.1 || 795.6 || 797.1 || 797.2 || 797.3 || 797.5 || 797.7 || 798.3 || 798.6 || 798.9 || 799.3 || 799.6 || 799.7 || 799.8 || 800.0 | ||
| + | |}</ref> | ||
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| + | : <math>p_m = 0.005\ e^{-altitude/2000}</math> | ||
== Natural Satellites == | == Natural Satellites == | ||
Revision as of 01:53, 12 October 2012
Moho is the innermost planet of the Kerbol star system. It is the smallest planet, although it is not the smallest celestial body. It is the planet known to be tidally locked to Kerbol.
Due to its close proximity to Kerbol the thin atmosphere's temperature is debilitatingly high; rockets overheat easily and landing requires a high thrust-to-weight ratio and/or heat-resistant rocket designs.
Contents
Topography
The surface is very mountainous, with surprisingly few craters. The crust almost looks fractured. Up close it is much redder than in the map view and has many white dots.
Atmosphere
Moho has a very thin, very hot atmosphere that poses a heat threat to most or all rocket motors. It extends to an altitude of approximately 27,640 m. Aerobraking is possible at low altitudes, though the terrain makes this risky — the atmosphere at Moho's tallest mountains (around 13 km) is as thin as as Kerbin's at 59 km.
Like all atmospheres in the game, Moho's atmosphere fades exponentially with increasing altitude (with a scale height of 2000 m). In general, the atmospheric pressure on Moho at an altitude expressed in meters is:[1]
Natural Satellites
Moho has no natural satellites.
Orbital Statistics
The geosynchronous orbit of Moho is at an altitude of 30 992.300 km above Moho. The speed of the satellite is 88.593 m/s and it has an orbital periode resonating with 1 Moho day (615.49 hours or 2 215 764 seconds.) For a semisynchronous orbit of ½ Moho day (307.75 hours or 1 107 882 seconds) an orbit of 19 431.416 km above Moho is needed with a velocity of 111.62 m/s.
Reference Frames
| Paid (0.17) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Rotational/Inertial transition | ? m | |
| Warp | Minimum Altitude | |
| 1x | ? m | |
| 2x | ? m | |
| 5x | ? m | |
| 10x | 30,000 m | |
| 50x | 50,000 m | |
| 100x | 100,000 m | |
| 1000x | 200,000 m | |
| 10000x | 300,000 m | |
Changes
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- ↑ A nuclear engine has a specific impulse of 220 in 1 atm, 800 in vacuum, and the following at various Moho altitudes. (When descending into a Moho volcanoes, the altitude indicator begins to climb again after reaching 0, presumably representing negative numbers.)
altitude (m) -1237 -1015 -800 26 97 146 270 488 1042 1406 1994 2886 3865 4816 5655 8150 specific impulse 794.5 795.1 795.6 797.1 797.2 797.3 797.5 797.7 798.3 798.6 798.9 799.3 799.6 799.7 799.8 800.0
