Safe Minmus periapsis?

[Vorox]

I am trying to get my first orbit around Minmus and I want to be orbiting as close as possible. What periapsis and apoapsis height would you reccomend?

Edited July 29, 2013 by Vorox

[painking]

10Km on average although I wouldn't be surprised if someone found a gap inbetween all thouse buttes and mountains that let you drop as low as 7-5km.

[Vorox]

Thank you very much! I tried it and works perfectly

[capi3101]

10 kilometers is the minimum recommended safe orbital distance for Minmus; any lower than that and you risk unintentional lithobraking. 10k is actually what's recommended for most of the smaller bodies in the Kerbol system that lacking an atmosphere (Eeloo is the largest body on the ten-k list, if I'm not mistaken). Key exceptions are Dres, Mun, Vall and Tylo at 12, 14, 15 and 20 k, respectively.

[Gus]

The Wiki gives each planet/moon's highest elevation on their individual pages. For Minmus, it's 5,725 meters, so this is an absolute minimum.