Jool

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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

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

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.