Is there anywhere on Moho that stays cool?

[Sharkman Briton]

I'm interested in this question, Moho isn't tidally locked to Kerbol, so there isn't a side that always faces away from it. But are there any places there that stay cool? Such as the Mohole, does that stay cool? I've been thinking of unorthodox locations to focus on, such as Dres, Pol and Tylo.

[Scotius]

Insides of Moholes

[Sharkman Briton]

Okay, no clue how I would tthink of a way to make a base in there.

[Richy teh space man]

Inside the Mohole may be cooler, though I doubt it due to the way KSP works.

From my experience, parts do get warm enough when Moho is at periapsis for the temperature guages to show, but not warm enough to do damage.

[Sharpy]

Make it durable (MK3 parts), in 1 piece, and just drop it into the hole.

[cantab]

I don't think the game models temperature in that much detail; even somewhere that's permanently shaded will probably still show a high temperature.

[Yukon0009]

Most places on Moho are perfectly fine, temp gauges may show, but not enough to melt a ship.

[Sharkman Briton]

Thanks all.

[The_Rocketeer]

Hang your base into the hole from a cradle like the dish at the end of Goldeneye :-D

[Hagen von Tronje]

Most places on Moho are perfectly fine, temp gauges may show, but not enough to melt a ship.

This is key to keep in mind, temp bars don't mean imminent destruction if things are stable. They kick on at 40% of critical temp, whether internal or skin (on Moho they will likely be one and the same unless it's a part that generates a lot of internal heat), which is obviously a far cry from blowing up any time soon. My Moho satellites are all bars all the time and nothing bad will ever come of it.

[Warzouz]

I have a permanent space station around Moho (with a 60 tons refueler/lander section powered by LVN). I had no issues with temp. Sometimes temp gauges appeared, but they always stay in the green.

[Wolf Baginski]

I don't think the game models temperature in that much detail; even somewhere that's permanently shaded will probably still show a high temperature.

There's detail in the radiation modelling, but I am not sure whether there is detail in the modelling of the shaded areas of a planet.

If there's an atmosphere, conduction and convection are going to dominate. There are certainly ways of making radiators, components which block heat conduction, and something like a heat-pump

[cantab]

Most places on Moho are perfectly fine, temp gauges may show, but not enough to melt a ship.

On the other hand I can tell you from experience it's hot enough to slowly boil the ablator off your heatshields. (Which I consider a bug.) Returning to Kerbin with 0 ablator and planning to aerocapture will be ... interesting. I just used ions for my Moho trip so I could easily powered capture on return.