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'''Planetary Circumnavigation''' is | '''Planetary Circumnavigation''' is the act of traveling a complete circuit around a [[Planetary Landings|landable planet or moon]] in a [[SRV]] and returning to the starting location or longitude. Small [[planets]] and [[moons]] are the most ideal locations for this activity. Travel time varies depending on the circumference of the body and the smoothness or lack thereof of the terrain.<ref name=":0" /> | ||
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Revision as of 06:30, 19 March 2020
Planetary Circumnavigation is the act of traveling a complete circuit around a landable planet or moon in a SRV and returning to the starting location or longitude. Small planets and moons are the most ideal locations for this activity. Travel time varies depending on the circumference of the body and the smoothness or lack thereof of the terrain.[1]
Records
Entries of people who completed a full circumnavigation. There's a related thread of The Planetary Circumnavigation Club.[1]
| Cmdr name | Planet / Moon | Start / Finish date | Approximate distance traveled | Time taken (in-game) | Evidence | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tannik Seldon (aka SushiCW) | EOL PROU IW-W E1-336 : 2A ("Tannik's Tater") | 10.09.3302 | 1137 km | 4 hrs 11 mins 36 secs | https://youtu.be/_EGMFL5wl6w | Success |
| Disorganise | Beagle Point : 2 | 07.06.3302 - 11.09.3302 | 7990 km | 134 hrs 29 mins | Equatorial cannonbal run | Success |
| Timmy Brabston (aka subhouse07) | Byeia Thaa ET-F D12 : 1 A | 18.05.3303 | 872 km | approx. 1 hr 20 mins | https://youtu.be/tx8i0D5FQqc | Success |
| Alec Turner | Pleione : 3 A | 03.11.3303 - 09.11.3303 | 1240 km | 7 hrs 43 mins | Circumnavigating a planet (for charity) | Success |
| Aken B. (aka AkenBosch) | Enceladus | 04.12.3303 - 17.12.3303 | 1780 km | 21 hrs 49 mins 30 secs | "X Marks The Spot" A leisurely circumnavigation of Enceladus | Success |
| Nick Sticks | Eol Prou FB-I b25-50 1 | 02.01.3304 - ? | Unknown | |||
| Mengy | Coltan in the Dahan system | ~14.01.3304 | 1120km | 65hrs, 9min | Want to know how much salvage can you collect while circumnavigating a planet in an SRV? | Success |
| Kezika | Flyiedgiae QN-T d3-17 AB 1 b | 28.01.3305 - 30.01.3305 | 860km | 11hrs, 4min | Quantum World Circumnavigation | Success |