Kerbal Space Program: Eeloo Landing

Mission: Land on and return from Eeloo.

Eeloo: Europa

Launching the Pancake 3.

Eeloo is the outermost and least explored planet in the Kerbol system. Although approximately the size of Kerbin's moon, Eeloo has somehow managed to clear its immediate orbital neighborhood and become locked in a 2:3 resonance with the significantly larger Jool. It is covered with large sheets of ice which are assumed to be cracked as a result of gravitational forces causing tidal flexing on Eeloo.

The origin of this gravity is unknown and was described as dark matter by an overexcited group of Kerbal scientists when reporting their results to news outlets. Nonetheless, there are a number of mysteries surrounding Eeloo which warrant further investigation. We are interested in discovering if the laws of physics continue to operate as expected that far into space.

A successful orbital insertion at Eeloo.

This Eeloo mission was very similar to our recent missions. Sigfried Kerman, the renowned Kerbal pilot, was chosen to pilot the reliable, interplanetary Pancake 3 spacecraft. Lemfry, our seasoned kerbalnaut, would be resting after his recent decades in space during our Jool missions. Sigfried represents our efforts to expand our available crew and provide experience to younger Kerbals.

Descending to the surface of Eeloo.

The journey to Eeloo was long and dreadfully uneventful. Sigfried performed a rendezvous and orbital insertion with Eeloo. While descending towards the surface of Eeloo, Sigfried remarked on how overwhelming desolate the planet appeared. The notable terrain features were the collision regions between ice sheets and were observable only while several kilometers above the surface. There was nothing of note on the surface of the planet or in the immediate vicinity.

Eeloo landing site.

We were unable determine how Eeloo managed to clear it's orbital neighborhood or discover the gravitational source of tidal acceleration on Eeloo. Nonetheless, while the mission was unsuccessful and largely uneventful, we now have landed kerbals and probes on every planet in the Kerbol system. What remains is rescuing Gerlo Kerman from the surface of Moho and performing a landing and return on both Eve and Tylo.