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[[File:JoolLaythe.png|thumb|left|The ocean moon [[Laythe]], about to eclipse Jool.]]
 
Jool has four natural satellites: the ocean moon [[Laythe]], the ice moon [[Vall]], the rocky moon [[Tylo]] and [[Bop]]. Laythe, Vall, and Tylo are in a Laplace resonance, with orbital periods of 1:2:4 respectively.
 
Jool has four natural satellites: the ocean moon [[Laythe]], the ice moon [[Vall]], the rocky moon [[Tylo]] and [[Bop]]. Laythe, Vall, and Tylo are in a Laplace resonance, with orbital periods of 1:2:4 respectively.
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Revision as of 16:54, 21 September 2012

Jool in 0.17.
Jool is a gas giant and the fifth planet of the Kerbolar star system.
A probe visiting the gas giant.

Characteristics

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Orbital Characteristics

Atmosphere

Aerobraking in Jool's atmosphere, with 2 moons visible over the horizon.

Although Jool has a radius 10x bigger than Kerbin, its atmosphere only begins roughly twice as high (140 km). It is also extremely dense, well suited for aerobraking from a high-speed inter-planetary intercept.

Natural Satellites

The ocean moon Laythe, about to eclipse Jool.

Jool has four natural satellites: the ocean moon Laythe, the ice moon Vall, the rocky moon Tylo and Bop. Laythe, Vall, and Tylo are in a Laplace resonance, with orbital periods of 1:2:4 respectively.