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9/5/2013 6:23:44 PM
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Looks like a satellite, but it's either a damn big one or it's flying lower to the surface than one might expect (and than would be physically practical without SPACE MAGIC! Drag would have that sucker on the surface in a heartbeat, and it's not wrapped in fire). Satellites in orbit are pinpricks of light, all reflective surfaces and shininess, not dark objects passing close overhead. It's intriguing, whatever it is.
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If it orbits, it's a satellite... I guesstimate that if it is 60ft wide, it's 'flying' above at 2000 ft.
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So, you're suggesting it's under powered flight, then, rather than free fall.
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Is it orbiting if it is so close to the surface, it needs to avoid terrain? I don't think it is under powered flight. It is in free fall, but it will have to gain altitude to avoid mountains and crater rims.
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Which begs the question -- who the hell puts a satellite in that kind of 'orbit' and for what purpose? Intriguing, whatever the case. :)
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Well, anything in orbit at that altitude will not be in orbit much longer. Might be a natural way to time it out? 30 seconds until impact...
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Edited by TTL Demag0gue: 9/6/2013 2:04:21 PMThe only other thought that occurred to me was that, if the location was the Moon (or even [i]a[/i] moon), then perhaps the atmosphere is thinner more quickly as you ascend (which would mean the air is thinner on the ground, requiring additional gear for venturing out into such spaces), allowing for a lower stable orbit. Of course, which the existence of magic in this universe, there could be [i]other[/i] explanations, too.
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There are only four stable orbits on the moon. The lumpy gravity field causes satellites to fall out of orbit faster.
