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Revision as of 00:09, 29 October 2012
Laythe is one of the four natural satellites of Jool. Although mostly covered in seas, Laythe has numerous rocky, sandy islands.
Atmosphere
Laythe's atmosphere begins at 55,500 meters and is slightly less dense than Kerbin's. It is the only natural satellite in the game which has an atmosphere.
Like all other atmospheres in the game, Laythe's atmosphere fades exponentially with increasing altitude (with a scale height of 4000 m). In general, the atmospheric pressure on Laythe at an altitude expressed in meters is:[1]
- p_l = 0.8\ e^{-altitude/4000}
With proper aerobraking near Laythe and Jool, reaching Laythe may require the least delta-V of all of Jool's moons. A periapsis of 119.5 km on a Jool approach will put your apoapsis roughly near Laythe's orbit.
Reference Frames
Rotational/Inertial transition: >600,000 m
| Warp | Minimum Altitude | |
|---|---|---|
| 1x | 0 m | |
| 5x | 30,000 m | |
| 10x | 30,000 m | |
| 50x | 60,000 m | |
| 100x | 120,000 m | |
| 1,000x | 240,000 m | |
| 10,000x | 480,000 m | |
| 100,000x | 600,000 m | |
Gallery
A mechanical jeb probeship in low Laythe orbit.
A probe on the surface of Laythe.
A topographic map of Laythe made with ISA MapSat.
A grayscale bump map normalized at sea level.
Changes
- Initial Release
Notes
- ↑ A nuclear engine has a specific impulse of 220 in 1 atm, 800 in vacuum, and the following at various Laythe altitudes:
altitude (m) 600 1464 1800 2238 2698 3296 4104 16435 specific impulse 400.7 478.2 504.2 534.8 563.7 596.5 633.7 792.4
