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'''Ike''' is a [[moon]] and the only [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_satellite natural satellite] of [[Duna]].
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'''Ike''' is a [[moon]] and the only [[w:natural satellite|natural satellite]] of [[Duna]].
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Synchronous orbit around Ike is not possible — it would require an altitude of {{OrbitAltitude | period_s=64980 | mass_kg=2.782e20 | radius_km=130 }}, outside of Ike's sphere of influence. However, since Ike and Duna are tidally locked to each other, a spacecraft in synchronous orbit around Duna will see Ike in a stable, non-rotating position, as it would be in a synchronous orbit.
  
 
== Gallery ==
 
== Gallery ==
 
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File:Ike_Eclipse.png | Ike eclipsing Duna.
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Ike_Eclipse.png         | Ike eclipsing Duna.
File:Ike.png | Ike as seen in the Tracking Station
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Ike.png                 | Ike as seen in the Tracking Station
File:Gui_Ike_ISA_Topo.png | Topographical map of Ike.
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Gui_Ike_ISA_Topo.png   | Topographical map of Ike.
File:Gui_Ike_Polars_Topo.png | Polar topographical map.
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Gui_Ike_Polars_Topo.png | Polar topographical map.
 
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Ike is a moon and the only natural satellite of Duna.

Synchronous orbit around Ike is not possible — it would require an altitude of 0.00 m, outside of Ike's sphere of influence. However, since Ike and Duna are tidally locked to each other, a spacecraft in synchronous orbit around Duna will see Ike in a stable, non-rotating position, as it would be in a synchronous orbit.

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