Kurato

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Kurato
Kurato on November 5 2016 2313 UTC, captured by Salimat-1 satellite.
Orbital characteristics
Epoch A2000
Aphelion244410 km (151870 mi)
Perihelion219360 km (136300 mi)
231887 km (144088 mi)
Eccentricity~0.054021
13.4711 d (323.31 h)
1.249 km/s (0.776 mi/s)
Inclination10.3670° (to Stratos's equator)
1.3524° (to the ecliptic)
Satellite ofStratos
Physical characteristics
Equatorial radius
1124.0 km (698.4 mi)
Polar radius
1123.2 km (697.9 mi)
Flattening~.0006441
Circumference7059.787 km (4386.748 mi) (mean)
15,865,000km2
(6,125,000 mi2)
Volume5.94188 × 109 km3
Mass2.2812 × 1022 kg
Mean density
3.8392 g/cm3
1.2059 m/s2
1.646 km/s (1.023 mi/s)
synchronous
2.02°
Albedo0.234 Bond
Surface temp. min mean max
Celsius -181.2°C -108.8°C -49.7°C
Fahrenheit -294.2°F -163.8°F -57.5°F
0.55524° (From Stratoshian surface)

Kurato, or Stratos II, is the larger of the two significant moons of Stratos, with an orbital period of just shorter than 13 and a half days around the planet.

Formation

WIP

Physical Characteristics

WIP

Surface Geology

WIP

Orbit and Rotation

Kurato is tidally locked to Stratos, similar to that of Loftuslo, and completes an orbit around the planet about every 13.5 days. Curiously, the moon has a relatively large axial tilt for a tidally locked moon, even moreso than the Moon, making for slight variations in which portions of the moon's surface can be seen on the Stratoshian surface.

Habitability

WIP