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Parachutes are parts that when deployed slow down the speed of a spaceship in an atmosphere by creating drag.

There are 2 different parachutes, Mk16 Parachute and Mk16-XL Parachute.

Usage

Parachutes are commonly used in Kerbin re-entry to slow the spaceship to a landing. They can also be used in Duna to help the landing engines, as they are very inefficient when used alone there.

Don't forget that parachute's efficiency depends of atmospheric density (they require a minimum air pressure of 0.01), so it won't work or even deploy in a vacuum.

Parts

There are currently two options for parachutes.

Image	Part	Radial size	Cost ()	Mass (t)	Max. Temp. (K)	Tolerance (m/s)	Tolerance (g)	Semi-Deployed Diameter	Fully Deployed Diameter	Semi-Deploy Pressure (atm) [Note 1]	Full-Deploy Altitude (m AGL) [Note 1]
	Mk16 Parachute	Tiny	422	0.1	2 500	12	50	0.8	20.7	0.04	1 000
	Mk16-XL Parachute	Small	850	0.3	2 500	12	50	2.5	51.2	0.04	1 000
	Mk2-R Radial-Mount Parachute	Radial mounted	400	0.1	2 500	12	50	1.6	41.3	0.04	1 000
	Mk25 Parachute	Small	400	0.2	2 500	12	50	0.9	6.3	0.02	2 500
	Mk12-R Radial-Mount Drogue Chute	Radial mounted	150	0.075	2 500	12	50	1.3	7.7	0.02	2 500