Bop
Bop/Data Bop is one of the five natural satellites of Jool. It seems to be a captured asteroid and has certain similarities to Gilly, another pressumed captured asteroid orbiting Eve. Bop has a large crater with a white rim. Some of its mountains rise nearly 22 km above the surface. The brownish color may come from solid carbon or iron oxide.
Topography
Bop is mostly mountainous with few flat surface areas.
A noticeable feature on Bop is a very large impact crater on one side of it.
Reference Frames
| Time warp | Minimum Altitude |
|---|---|
| 1× | Any |
| 5× | 24 500 m |
| 10× | 24 500 m |
| 50× | 24 500 m |
| 100× | 40 000 m |
| 1 000× | 60 000 m |
| 10 000× | 80 000 m |
| 100 000× | 100 000 m |
It is unwise to orbit at an altitude of under 10 km, as you will almost always encounter a mountain.
Gallery
Topographical map of Bop using the ISA MapSat plugin
A polar topographical map of Bop with the same plugin
A topographic height map of Bop made with the ISA MapSat plugin
A lander on Laythe. Bop is seen as a small dot.
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A small user-created probe in a valley of Bop.
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A small rover on the surface of Bop. Notice the steep hills and wheels not fully on the ground due to low gravity.
A lander on Bop with two kerbals
Trivia
- In version 0.20, the overview for Bop states that in Kerbal Mythology, it is home to the Space Kraken. This is partially true, as a dead Kraken is found on Bop.
Changes
- Semi-major axis increased to prevent SOI intersection with Tylo
- Initial Release
