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'''Pol''' is one of the five [[w:Natural satellite|natural satellites]] of [[Jool]]. Pol is in a large orbit, with moderate eccentricity and inclination, which indicates it may be a captured asteroid. The terrain is (proportionally) quite rough, with large ridges that make it resemble a pollen grain. The tallest mountains are very roughly 3-4 km high. The moon is easy to land on due to its extremely low gravity, which makes bipropellant engines somewhat redundant - landing can be completed with RCS thrusters only. Pol is tidally locked with its parent, [[Jool]].
 
'''Pol''' is one of the five [[w:Natural satellite|natural satellites]] of [[Jool]]. Pol is in a large orbit, with moderate eccentricity and inclination, which indicates it may be a captured asteroid. The terrain is (proportionally) quite rough, with large ridges that make it resemble a pollen grain. The tallest mountains are very roughly 3-4 km high. The moon is easy to land on due to its extremely low gravity, which makes bipropellant engines somewhat redundant - landing can be completed with RCS thrusters only. Pol is tidally locked with its parent, [[Jool]].
 
  
 
== Topography ==
 
== Topography ==

Revision as of 05:03, 7 January 2013

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Pol is one of the five natural satellites of Jool. Pol is in a large orbit, with moderate eccentricity and inclination, which indicates it may be a captured asteroid. The terrain is (proportionally) quite rough, with large ridges that make it resemble a pollen grain. The tallest mountains are very roughly 3-4 km high. The moon is easy to land on due to its extremely low gravity, which makes bipropellant engines somewhat redundant - landing can be completed with RCS thrusters only. Pol is tidally locked with its parent, Jool.

Topography

Pol has many unique characteristics. For one, it has many spiked mountains and very large cliffs that can reach up to 4km high. Its surface appears to be composed of various phosphoric compounds and is covered in peculiar spire-shaped rocks. Pol has the second-lowest surface gravity in the Kerbol system, and only Eve's moon Gilly is less massive. Pol has a very inclined orbit, and it is the furthest body away from Jool, suggesting that it is a captured asteroid.

Reference Frames

Rotational/Inertial transition: 100,000 m

Warp Minimum Altitude
1x 0 m
5x 5,000 m
10x 5,000 m
50x 5,000 m
100x 8,000 m
1,000x 12,000 m
10,000x 30,000 m
100,000x 90,000 m

Gallery

Changes

0.18.2
  • Mass increased by ~3.16x, semi-major axis increased.
0.18
  • Initial Release

Trivia

  • Pol's name is likely derived from its uncanny resemblance to a grain of pollen.

Notes