example asteroid syntax.

//Example asteroid configuration syntax for Kopernicus.
//written by GregroxMun
//This will not work in-game because I have intentionally left some values blank.
@Kopernicus:FOR[ExampleAsteroids]
{
	!Asteroid[Stock]{}
	//deletes the near-Kerbin and Dresteroid belts. You don't have to do this.
	//You can also edit it with
	//@Asteroid[Stock]
	//{
	//		stuff
	//}
	Asteroid
	{
		name = MyAsteroids
		//Give it a name to separate it from other asteroid belts.

		interval = 15
		//How often does the game try to spawn asteroids

		minUntrackedLifetime = 1
        maxUntrackedLifetime = 20
		//How long do asteroids last before the tracking station loses them.
		probability = 50

		spawnGroupMinLimit = 3
        spawnGroupMaxLimit = 8
		//When the game spawns asteroids, about how many does it spawn?

        Size
        {
            key = 0   0
            key = 0.3 0.45
            key = 0.7 0.55
            key = 1   1
        }
		//How are the sizes of asteroids distributed?
		//How many small ones versus large ones?
		//I'm not sure exactly how this works.

		Locations
		{
			//Flyby will put the asteroids on a course which will eventually
			//enter the sphere of influence of the planet.
			Flyby
			{
				Body
				{
					name = MyPlanetFlyby
					//name isn't strictly neccesary,
					//but it's always nice to name non-unique nodes.
					//the numbers below are the default for Kerbin's flyby asteroids.

                    minDuration = 15
                    maxDuration = 60
					//not sure what these do.
					//My guess it's another variation on UntrackedLifetime?

                    probability = 66
					//chance that a new asteroid will be spawned here.

                    reached = false
					//Do you have to actually go to the planet to detect these asteroids?

					body = MyPlanet
					//they'll fly by a planet with name = MyPlanet
				}
				Body
				{
					name = SecondBody
					body = MyOtherPlanet
					//You can define multiple body nodes.
				}
			}
			Around
			{
				//Around will spawn asteroids in orbit of the planet.
				//Use for Main Asteroid Belts and for diffuse ring systems like Dres'.
				Body
				{
					name = MyPlanetAsteroidRing
					body = MyPlanets

					probability = 33
					//probability of all body nodes between both Around and Flyby should sum to 100.
					//This is probably not neccesary.

                    reached = true
					//You do have to actually travel to the planet to see these spawn.
					semiMajorAxis
					{
						minValue =
						maxValue =
						//semiMajorAxis in meters.
						//minValue should equal maxValue if all asteroids share the same period
						//for example if they are trojans or co-orbitals.
					}
					inclination
					{
						minValue =
						maxValue =
						//inclination in degrees.
					}
					eccentricity
					{
						minValue =
						maxValue =
						//eccentricity from 0 to 1.
						//if you have ecc > 1, you need to have a negative semimajor axis.
						//it's just a quirk of hyperbolic orbits.
						//so don't mix eccentricities less than and greater than one.
						//if you want hyperbolic asteroids with eccentricity > 1
						//(like the interstellar interloper 'Oumuamua)
						//define them separately from comets with eccentricity < 1.
					}
					meanAnomalyAtEpoch
					{
						minValue =
						maxValue =
						//Mean anomaly in radians from 0 to 2pi (~6.2832)
					}
					meanAnomalyAtEpochD
					{
						minValue =
						maxValue =
						//mean anomaly in degrees
						//use this OR meanAnomalyAtEpoch, not both.
						//I'm not certain you can use meanAnomalyAtEpochD for asteroids.
						//you can for orbits though.
					}
					longitudeOfAscendingNode
					{
						minValue =
						maxValue =
						//L.A.N. in degrees from 0 to 360.
					}
					argumentOfPeriapsis
					{
						minValue =
						maxValue =
						//argument of periapsis in degrees.
					}
				}
			}
		}
	}
}