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I'm going to be heading to Dres soon (yes, it DOES exist), and I'm trying to build a craft to land on the surface of it.  I can see on the dV map that low Dres orbit is 12km, and it takes 430 m/s of dV to land from that point.  As a point of clarification, my question:  Does this also mean that I would need 430 m/s of dV to get back to low Dres orbit?  I'm assuming it does, but as I've never tried to planet hop in this game before, I want to make sure before I spend all that time only to have to revert.

KSP Delta-V Planner (loicviennois.com)

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The values on the dV map can simply be added no matter which direction, with the exception of planets with atmospheres. The chart uses the numbers for going from surface to orbit, where the atmosphere is fighting you, while of course the atmo helps you brake while going the other way. 

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