Mun super deep crater

[adjsaint]

I was trying to land on the Mun at coordinates for a monolith, while on approach the mechjeb landing guidance was showing extreme changes in distance from target and as my altitude decreased I could see why, my landing zone was in the middle of a thousand meter deep crater with near vertical walls. Oh and the monolith is nowhere to be found

I'm not sure if this mohole is supposed to be here or if it is some sort of glitch

[painking]

A 1km deep crater? 1: check if mechjeb is actually right and there's a deep as hell hole on the Mun.

2: If not close the game and reload it, cause your game went wonky.

[stupid_chris]

No the Mun has pretty wacky holes near the poles, this sounds normal to me. I think the monolith is now floating somewhere mid air due to recent terrain changes.

[adjsaint]

I reloaded and took a couple screenshots, I was wrong about the depth it is about 2.5km deep

Edited August 1, 2013 by adjsaint

[Sapphire]

Whoooaaaaaa! That's impressive, it's like the moholes! Note to administration, prep a Mun expedition asap!

[stupid_chris]

Whoooaaaaaa! That's impressive, it's like the moholes! Note to administration, prep a Mun expedition asap!

You need to check out Eve's north pole.

[painking]

I would very much like coordinates for that location.

[Sapphire]

You need to check out Eve's north pole.

Never been there, but Eve's south pole is pretty cool as well. It's like that giant ice spire from Happy Feet.

[Somerled]

If this is somewhere near the north pole, then it could be the same one that I just landed at today. The monolith is maybe a dozen meters below the surface at the center of the crater. Clip the camera through the ground and you'll see it.

[Tw1]

Whoooaaaaaa! That's impressive, it's like the moholes! Note to administration, prep a Mun expedition asap!

I have one at the north, but I haven't been to the south yet.

I got half an hour to spare. Of we go!

[adjsaint]

Coordinates 57*39'34"/9*05'00"

and Somerled you were right the monolith is below the crater

[Sapphire]

The south pole doesn't have a crazy hole right at it, but it's certainly surrounded by weird terrain. How I wish I brought a Kerbal now...

[Tw1]

Well, my Mun mission accidentally turned into a Mun fly by...

Used the remaining Delta V to return home. So, here is a photo from some Kerbals who are already at the North pole.

There are a few floating boulders that those guys are planning to check out, I might visit them later.

Poles have fascinating terrain. I haven't been to many yet, but my favorite so far is Vall's North Pole.

Edited August 1, 2013 by Tw1

[Tassyr]

[edit] Ignore me, I'm a freakin' idiot. Already answered. Derp.

[mcirish3]

Ya, I have been to the south pole monolith before the terrain changes and it was in a very deep hole, but you could actually walk up to it at that time. hopefully they move it back so peeps can find it.

[CalculusWarrior]

It's a Munhole! I'm definitely exploring this!

[Kimberly]

The Mun's poles are a great place for a permanent base...they get sunlight almost constantly, and there's lots of interesting terrain to explore!

[Scorpi15]

Have a base on the side of that crater! That would be awesome!

[adjsaint]

It's a Munhole! I'm definitely exploring this!

A mohole is more than just a hole on Moho, the name comes from Project Mohole which was a plan to drill a hole through the Earths crust into the mantle

though every time I see the word mohole it makes me want to play Red Faction Guerrilla

[Tassyr]

Question about this super deep hole- I tried to mechjeb to there but are the coordinates N, S, E, W?

[adjsaint]

Question about this super deep hole- I tried to mechjeb to there but are the coordinates N, S, E, W?

first number is north, second number is east

[Epthelyn]

Question about this super deep hole- I tried to mechjeb to there but are the coordinates N, S, E, W?

First number:

Positive value = North, Negative value = South

Second number:

Positive value = East, Negative value = West

So 57*39'34"/9*05'00" is 57*39'34"N, 9*05'00"E

[Tassyr]

Thanks! Found it- here's proof.

It was like putting into a cup but I made it.

[astropapi1]

Thanks!

Are you using these airbags?

http://kerbalspaceprogram.com/cp-airbag-system/

How did you get them to work in 0.21?

Could you upload them or PM me with a link, pleaaaaaaaase?

[Tw1]

I think I also found the Northern one. Thanks you what I'm going to call some sort of geology scan...