Why does Kerbol's curvature appear only 1300 meters from its surface.

[kerbol420]

Kerbol is very very big. And yet it's curvature seems quite visible from only 1300 meters above its surface. What's going on here? It seems from this diagram that Kerbol should appear as a vast wall:

http://wiki.kerbalspaceprogram.com/wiki/File:Kerbol_sizecomp_chart.jpg

Here's a screenshot showing a clearly spherical sun not so far beneath me: http://postimg.org/image/mq1reyull/

[Whirligig Girl]

Kerbin isn't as big as Earth. It's 11% the size.

[zarakon]

he means the sun

[MKI]

In the chart i don't believe Kerbol to be drawn to scale. At least when it comes to curvature. As in the chart, kerbol has nearly none or if very little angling. That is my only explanation beyond minor differences in measurements of Kerbol's exact surface.

[User Unrelated]

I've crashed into the sun before, and I couldn't even tell when I was getting really close... I think the rendering of the sun is a little wonky at close ranges.

[SpaceSphereOfDeath]

Actually, I'm not sure on this and it could be wrong, I believe you hit the atmosphere of kerbol, and then instantly overheat.

That's how I interpret it, makes more sense.

[Nemecle]

If you play with Realistic Solar System, the Earth is almost flat at 1300m : however, Jool have kind of the size of the Earth (I mean the real one)

So Kerbol should be even bigger, having a such curvature at 1300m is really weird

Edited April 18, 2014 by Nemecle

[SRV Ron]

It's in how it is being rendered using the placeholder from the much older version. Eventually, that will get fixed where your ship will probably be vaporized at a point where Kerbal quits getting larger and not at 1300 meters.

[vexx32]

To my memory, that altimeter reading goes to the kill-zone, not to the actual hypothetical "surface". You're still a long way from the surface, just real close to the killzone... assuming my memory is good, for once.

[NecroBones]

The chart is also showing the sizes as diameters, instead of radii, so it's already slightly inaccurate.

That is, Kerbin is 600km in radius, not diameter.