A slight Gilly-related issue

[CHR1SZ]

Well, I've just sort of landed my first unmanned probe on Gilly. However, the pads on the small landing legs I'm using have sunk into the ground, and the lander is happily sliding along the surface at a steady 2.7 m/s and is showing no sign of stopping. It's basically stable, but I cannot quicksave or go back to the space center as the lander is still technically moving! How do I make it stop?!

[Sᴄɪɴᴛɪʟʟᴀᴛᴏʀ]

A picture would help.

[rryy]

Can you timewarp? That should make it stop moving, and if it works, you should be able to quicksave.

[capi3101]

You might try goosing your engine just a little to get the legs back above the surface. If you have RCS, try that first; Gilly's gravity is so low that a full burn's liable to kick you out of orbit (which you no doubt know). Once you're airborne again, switch your spedometer over to "surface" if it isn't there already and treat it like a very low velocity Mun landing (kill your horizontal velocity; once the retrograde marker's straight up on the navball, let off and float down).

If that fails, I'd suggest finding a flatter place to land. Fortunately, you don't need a lot of velocity to orbit Gilly, just patience...

[Vanamonde]

Gilly's gravity is so low that sometimes the weight of your lander is not enough to provide friction to keep the lander in place. If you have RCS on your lander, trying hitting N to push straight down and force it to stick.

[tomf]

I had the same thing recently when I landed on a slope on Gilly. I used my RCS to bring the lander to a temporary halt and did an EVA. I stopped moving long enough for my Kerbal to fly around with every step and try jumping 900m.

I expect it will stop anyway when it gets to the bottom of the hill

[Sephta]

if you have a really lightweight probe - the torque from the ASAS can keep you up on one leg and you don't "land". Shut down ASAS or everything else that could keep your probe from setting down completely. If possible, force your probe to the ground using RCS.