Dres

Dres
Dres as seen from orbit.
Dwarf planet of Kerbol
Orbital Characteristics
Semi-major axis		40 839 348 203 m
Apoapsis		46 761 053 692 m
Periapsis		34 917 642 714 m
Orbital eccentricity		0.145
Orbital inclination		5 °
Argument of periapsis		90 °
Longitude of the ascending node		280 °
Mean anomaly		3.14 rad (at 0s UT)
Sidereal orbital period		47 893 063 s
		2 217 d 1 h 37 m 43.1 s
Synodic orbital period		11 392 903.3 s
Orbital velocity		4 630 - 6 200 m/s
Physical Characteristics
Equatorial radius		138 000 m
Equatorial circumference		867 080 m
Surface area		2.3931396×1011 m2
Mass		3.2190937×1020 kg
Standard gravitational parameter		2.1484489×1010 m3/s2
Density		29 242.045 kg/m3
Surface gravity		1.13 m/s2 (0.115 g)
Escape velocity		558.00 m/s
Sidereal rotation period		34 800.000 s
		1 d 3 h 40 m 0 s
Solar day		34 825.305 s
		1 d 3 h 40 m 25.3 s
Sidereal rotational velocity		24.916 m/s
Synchronous orbit		732.24 km
Sphere of influence		32 832 840 m
Atmospheric Characteristics
Atmosphere present		No
Scientific multiplier
Surface		8
Splashed		N/A
Near space		7
Outer space		6
Recovery		6

Dres is the fifth planet in the Kerbol star system. It is located between Duna and Jool in a somewhat eccentric and inclined orbit. It is considered to be the Ceres analog for the game. It is similar to Moho and Eeloo in that it has no atmosphere and no natural satellites (aside from a ring system of asteroids). Dres has the least gravity of any planet in the Kerbol system. Dres is considered a dwarf planet by the game because it has not "cleared its neighborhood"; in other terms, it has asteroids in close proximity.

In-game Description

“

Dres is a very small planet. It was the first planet considered to be a dwarf. Its orbit is highly irregular and, together with its size, it took a long time to discover since half the time it was not where scientists expected to find a planet. Due to its nature of frequenting the bad parts of space, this dwarf planet was officially labeled as Not to be trusted by the scientific community. — Kerbal Astronomical Society

”

Geography

The surface of Dres appears light grey and is rocky and uneven, similar to that of Mün, with a surface covered in regolith rubble. Unlike Mün, Dres has large patches of what appears to be ice. The highest points are just under 5.7 km in altitude. One notable geographic feature is a canyon just south of the equator, which is several kilometers deep.

Cratering

The surface of Dres has several craters. However, unlike other planetary bodies, none are very prominent, the largest being slightly under 13 km in diameter.

In total, 42 craters have been positively identified. Another 5 are still waiting for confirmation. The spreading of the craters is biased to the western, particularly the northwestern, hemisphere of Dres.

Quadrant	No. of craters (%)	No. of Craters
North-East	19.0%	8
South-East	7.5%	4
North-West	42.9%	18
South-West	28.6%	12
Total	100%	42

Biomes

Dres has 8 biomes.

Biome list

Dres In-game biome map as of 1.2

Poles Highlands Midlands Lowlands Ridges Impact Ejecta Impact Craters Canyons

Reference Frames

Time warp	Minimum Altitude
1×	Any
5×	10 000 m
10×	10 000 m
50×	30 000 m
100×	50 000 m
1 000×	100 000 m
10 000×	200 000 m
100 000×	300 000 m

Gallery

→ Main article: Category:Images of Dres

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  A lander with three kerbonauts landed at Dres.

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  A topographical projection map of Dres; accurate as of 0.18.

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  A topographical height map of Dres as of version 0.18.1; made with the ISA MapSat plugin.

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  Bob Kerman at the bottom of the big canyon roughly 3 kilometers below the actual lander.

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  A beautiful sunrise over the big canyon.

Changes

1.0

• Added "Dres-teroid" belt

0.90

• Added biomes

0.18

• Initial Release

Trivia

• Dres is often disregarded and ignored among the KSP community.
  • YouTube user Felsmark created a video claiming that Dres is nothing but a hoax created by the Kerbal government in an attempt to add interest to the fabled planet Harvest.
  • Several forum users have created a group to raise awareness and show support to Dres, in the form of giant missions to the dwarf planet.
• Dres was the first celestial body chosen to be the host planet of a moon for the Kopernicus Creativity Marathon.
• Dres is the only other celestial body, other than Ike and Kerbin, whose terrain has been changed in only one Kopernicus planet pack. All the other planets have been edited in multiple mods like Uncharted Lands and Alternis Kerbol.
• Dres is the celestial body most similar to Duna. Both have whiter areas near the poles, names that start with "D", similar orbits, low amounts of craters, and canyons that can be seen from the Map View.