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'''Gilly''' is a tiny asteroid and the only [[w:natural satellite|natural satellite]] of [[Eve]]. Gilly is the smallest celestial body in the [[Kerbol]] system. Landing on Gilly is challenging due to its very low mass, steep slopes, and highly eccentric orbit. | '''Gilly''' is a tiny asteroid and the only [[w:natural satellite|natural satellite]] of [[Eve]]. Gilly is the smallest celestial body in the [[Kerbol]] system. Landing on Gilly is challenging due to its very low mass, steep slopes, and highly eccentric orbit. | ||
| − | Gilly has the second least gravity of any body in the kerbol system following Jool's moon Pol due to its small mass and size. A kerbal can jump over 1000 feet on this moon. Gilly's gravity makes it ideal for very low fuel interplanetary missions. | + | Gilly has the second least gravity of any body in the kerbol system following Jool's moon Pol due to its small mass and size. A kerbal can jump over 1000 feet on this moon. Gilly's gravity makes it ideal for very low fuel interplanetary missions. Gilly also has an irregular orbit, so catching the moon is a tidbit harder. |
An unplanned encounter with Gilly is unlikely when approaching Eve, even if player's trajectory is near the plane of Gilly's orbit. This is because Gilly's sphere of influence is very small relative to the semi-major axis of its orbit — in fact, no other moon in the game has a smaller SOI-to-semi-major-axis ratio.<!-- | An unplanned encounter with Gilly is unlikely when approaching Eve, even if player's trajectory is near the plane of Gilly's orbit. This is because Gilly's sphere of influence is very small relative to the semi-major axis of its orbit — in fact, no other moon in the game has a smaller SOI-to-semi-major-axis ratio.<!-- | ||
Revision as of 22:22, 10 December 2012
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Gilly is a tiny asteroid and the only natural satellite of Eve. Gilly is the smallest celestial body in the Kerbol system. Landing on Gilly is challenging due to its very low mass, steep slopes, and highly eccentric orbit.
Gilly has the second least gravity of any body in the kerbol system following Jool's moon Pol due to its small mass and size. A kerbal can jump over 1000 feet on this moon. Gilly's gravity makes it ideal for very low fuel interplanetary missions. Gilly also has an irregular orbit, so catching the moon is a tidbit harder.
An unplanned encounter with Gilly is unlikely when approaching Eve, even if player's trajectory is near the plane of Gilly's orbit. This is because Gilly's sphere of influence is very small relative to the semi-major axis of its orbit — in fact, no other moon in the game has a smaller SOI-to-semi-major-axis ratio.
Gilly was once even more dangerous to land on due to a noclip bug collision mesh. This problem was fixed in version 0.17.1.
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Topography
The surface of Gilly is extremely dynamic and uneven, with many steep slopes.
Reference Frames
| Warp | 5x, 10x | 50x | 100x | 1000x | 10,000x | 100,000x |
| Minimum altitude | 8 km | 20 km | 40 km | 80 km | ? km | ? km |
Gallery
An unsuccessful touchdown attempt in 0.17. Note the landing legs clipping through terrain.
Topographical image of Gilly.
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A successful EVA landing.
Changes
- Fixed terrain collision detection issues.
- Initial Release
