Kerbin

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Kerbin as seen from low orbit
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A projection map of Kerbin

Kerbin is the planet where the Space Center is located and the main focus of Kerbal Space Program. It has a single moon named Mun. It orbits the M class star Kerbol.

Characteristics

Orbital Characteristics

Topography

Kerbin has a roughly equal distribution of liquid water and solid land, with polar icecaps and scattered deserts. Between versions 0.7 and 0.14.1 (Including the current demo version of 0.13.3), some mountain ranges exceeded 600 m in height. The highest point was at approximately 900 m altitude.[1] In registered versions 0.14.2 and later, a new terrain engine has resulted in mountains exceeding 3200 m in height. The tallest mountain is perhaps 3400+ m.

Atmosphere

Kerbin has an atmosphere of unknown composition. The atmosphere gets exponentially less dense as altitude increases (5 km scale height), and ends at 69,077.55 meters [2][3]

Natural Satellites

Kerbin has a single moon, The Mun.

Reference Frames

Rotational/Inertial transition: 70,000 m

Warp Minimum Altitude
1x n/a
2x 0 m
5x 69,078 m (above the atmosphere)
10x 69,078 m (above the atmosphere)
50x 150,000 m
100x 300,000 m
500x 600,000 m
1000x 600,000 m
10000x 1,200,000 m

See Also