# Duna/de

< Duna

Duna ist der vierte Planet des Kerbol-Systems. Es ist das Gegenstück zum Mars in KSP und ist größtenteils rot und hat Eiskappen an den Polen. Er hat einen natürlichen Satellit, den Mond Ike. Aufgrund von Ikes Größe und Nähe sind Duna und Ike rotationsgebunden.

Wenn man eine ordentliche Atmosphärenbremsung durchführt braucht man für einen Flug von Kerbin in Dunas Umlaufbahn und zurück ein Delta-V von ca. 1700 m/s, weniger als man für einen solchen Flug zu irgendeinem anderen Planeten bräuchte.

## Topographie

Eine topographische Karte von Duna, erstellt mit dem ISA MapSat-Plugin

Die Höhe von Dunas Gelände variiert zwischen 23 und 4740 m. Die Gebirgszüge erschweren das Landen enorm, insbesondere in Anbetracht der dünnen Atmpsphäre, welche sichere Luftbremsmanöver fast unmöglich macht. Dunas vereiste Pole sind sehr groß, was an der dort dünneren Atmosphäre liegt.

Auf Duna findet man einige Krater, welche vermutlich vom Wind stammende Zeichen von Erosion aufweisen. Es gibt auch eine Region mit teilweise über 1 km tiefen Löchern, welche zu steil sind, um Einschlagskrater zu sein (eventuell Senken?).

Es gibt auf Duna einige Mare (große Bereiche mit dunklerer Erde) bei einer Höhe von genau 0 Metern. Da sie flach sind und niedrig liegen und dadurch für Luftbremsungen geeignet sind, sind sie praktische, aber langeweilige Landeplätze.

Auf Duna lassen sich einige seltsame Objekte finden.

## Atmosphäre

A comparison of the atmospheres of Duna and Kerbin

Duna's atmosphere begins at 41,446 m. It is only 20% as dense as Kerbin's at altitude 0 and is even less dense (relative to Kerbin) at higher altitudes. This effect becomes especially noticeable at Duna's highest points, where its atmosphere is only 21% as dense as its atmosphere at altitude 0. (For comparison, on Kerbin, the atmosphere at the highest peaks is 45% as thick as at sea level.) This lack of density will cause parachutes to semi-deploy much lower, just over 10km for the Mk25 and just under 9km for all the other parachutes.

### Landen

When landing on Duna, aerobraking can reduce orbital and surface velocity greatly, saving fuel. For best results, an aerobraking maneuver should maximize time spent in the atmosphere by entering at a shallow angle and aiming for a landing location in a low-lying area.

Like all atmospheres in the game, Duna's atmosphere fades exponentially with increasing altitude (with a scale height of 3000 m). In general, the atmospheric pressure on Duna at an altitude expressed in meters is:[1]

${\displaystyle p_{d}=0.2\ e^{-altitude/3000}}$

Parachutes work at lower efficiency than on Kerbin, making powered descent necessary when landing from orbit (unless you have enough drag/parachutes).

### Fliegen

The atmosphere of Duna might be thin, but on heights below 5 km it is thick enough that wings can generate enough lift to make aerodynamic flight possible. Jet engines don't work due to lack of oxygen, but other propulsion methods work well. Performing a horizontal landing with a plane is also possible.

### Starten

An ascent to Low Duna Orbit from the surface typically requires around 1500 to 2000 m/s in Delta-V, leaving you in an orbit at 42km altitude traveling at roughly 950 m/s.

The following table gives terminal velocities at different Duna altitudes. These are also the velocities at which a ship should travel for a fuel-optimal ascent from Duna, given the game's model of atmospheric drag.[2]

Altitude (m) Velocity (m/s)
0 212
1000 231
2000 252
3000 274
5000 324
8000 418
10000 495
13000 638
15000 756
20000 1,16×103

## Umlaufbahneigenschaften

The geosynchronous orbit of Duna is at an altitude of 0,00 m above Duna. The speed of the satellite is 0,00 m/s and it has an orbital period resonating with 1 Duna day (18.2 hours or 65517.859375 seconds). However, this is the same altitude at which Ike orbits, so unless a ship's orbit is perfectly precise, it will eventually be captured by Ike.

For a semi-synchronous orbit of ½ Duna day (9.1 hours or 32758.9295 seconds) an orbit of 0,00 m above Duna is needed with a velocity of 0,00 m/s.

## Beobachtung von Ike

Ike's orbit keeps it directly above a short range of Duna longitudes. The average Duna longitude where Ike tends to stay directly above in the sky (at the Zenith) is 6 degrees east, but the exact longitude oscillates between about 2 degrees and 10 degrees east due to the eccentricity of Ike's orbit. This eccentricity also makes Ike appear to grow slightly larger and smaller to an observer on the surface of Duna. The latitude for which Ike is in the Zenith also oscillates between 0.2 degrees south and 0.2 degrees north due to Ike's orbital inclination, making Ike appear to rotate upwards and downwards as viewed from the surface, but due to the extremely small orbital inclination, this effect is nearly imperceptible. These phenomena together are known as libration. Due to the oscillation in Ike's position above the horizon, areas from 88°W to 80°W and 92°E to 100°E on Duna can observe Ike rise and set at least partially across the horizon, as can any areas north of 89.8°N or south of 89.8°S.

## Interplanetare Flüge

From altitude orbit around Duna, the amount of delta-V needed to reach the orbits of other celestials is as follows:

Body Delta-V
Ike ~300 m/s
Kerbin ~620 m/s
Dres ~820 m/s
Eve ~1080 m/s
Jool ~1350 m/s
Eeloo ~1580 m/s
Moho ~2100 m/s

## Änderungen

0.18
• Minor art pass
0.17
• Initial Release

## Trivia

• Duna's name may be either a reference to its desert landscape or a shout-out to the Frank Herbert novel Dune.
• The low-lying areas near Duna's equator make a shape resembling Europe.
Spoiler: Anomalous features
• On the surface of Duna, there is a large monument carved in the likeness of a Kerbal face, alluding to the infamous "Face of Mars" discovered in the Cydonia Mensae region of Mars during the 1970's.
• Buried deep under the surface, there is a small camera, similar to the design on the Pathfinder rover.
• One anomalous feature on Duna is a small, pyramid-like hill emitting an SSTV signal. When decrypted, it shows a diagram-like image of three figures standing next to the hill itself, implying that Duna was once inhabited.

## Einzelnachweise

1. A nuclear engine has a specific impulse of 220 in 1 atm, 800 in vacuum, and the following at various Duna altitudes:
 altitude (m) specific impulse 2 100 300 500 1460 2420 3000 4272 5000 10000 684.1 687.8 695.1 701.8 728.7 748.2 757.3 772.1 778.1 795.9