...map an entire planet (MapSat)

[angeldust]

Hello Everyone,

so I have a MapSat sasttelite over the Mun. So far so good. But how do I do it to map the entire planet? So far it only maps one stripe. And if I change the inclination (Nml+ on MechJeb) There will be some sinus wave, but still it will pass over the same spots. How do I map everything without constantly changing my orbit (thus, applying thrust)

[Nibb31]

The sinus wave will move as the Mun rotates, covering everything on those latitudes. The usual tactic is to go for a polar orbit and let the Mun rotate under you.

[maltesh]

If you want to map an entire world without having to change your orbital inclination, put the mapper in a polar orbit, and let it run. There will be overlap; that's completely unavoidable. For some objects, (especially the ones that rotate swiftly) it will require that you keep mapping for several revolutions for full coverage. Mapsat can map at up to 50x time acceleration.

Moho rotates slow enough that a polar orbit will get everything in half a revolution (which will take about 12 hours of play time at 50x). When mapping the other bodies in my game though I started with a polar orbit, and let the object rotate underneath for two revolutions or so. I then looked at the latitude of the highest unmapped region, and burned to set my orbital inclination at that value, and did a few more revolutions that way.

[angeldust]

Thank you ever so much, everything worked just fine! Now I have to figure out how to land at a specific latitude /longitude without using cheaty Mechjeb Autolander! How do you even know the longitude / latitude?

[pwnedbyscope]

you can use mechjeb, under either the surface or orbit tab itll tell you your lat/lon, you can also use the landing feature to just tell you your predicted landing lat/lon, not cheaty, just info

[MaverickSawyer]

Also, the maps now have lat/lon output when you hover your mouse cursor over a point on the map. Just remember to begin your decel burn at LEAST a quarter orbit ahead of your LZ.

[angeldust]

thank you! Will do =)