Parts/Scientific
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These parts are used to do science and are most useful in the career and science game modes.
Labs
| Image | Part | Radial size | Cost (  ) |
Mass (t) |
Max. Temp. (K) |
Tolerance (m/s) |
Tolerance (g) |
Required Crew |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Mobile Processing Lab MPL-LG-2 | Large | 4 000 | 3.5 | 2 200 (1 100) |
6 | 50 |  +
|
Experiment Storage
| Image | Part | Radial size | Cost ( ) |
Mass (t) |
Max. Temp. (K) |
Tolerance (m/s) |
Tolerance (g) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Experiment Storage Unit | Tiny | 1 000 | 0.05 | 2 900 | 15 | 50 |
Telescopes
| Image | Part | Radial size | Cost ( ) |
Mass (t) |
Max. Temp. (K) |
Tolerance (m/s) |
Tolerance (g) |
Electricity (⚡/s) |
Data size (Mits) |
Experiment (Base Science Value) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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SENTINEL Infrared Telescope | Small | 4500 | 0.1 | 2 000 | 7 | 50 | — | 30 | Infrared Telescope (15) |
Sensors
| Image | Part | Radial size | Cost ( ) |
Mass (t) |
Max. Temp. (K) |
Tolerance (m/s) |
Tolerance (g) |
Electricity (⚡/s) |
Data size (Mits) |
Experiment (Base Science Value) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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SC-9001 Science Jr. | Small | 1800 | 0.2 | 1 200 | 6 | 50 | — | 25 | Materials Study (25) |
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Mystery Goo™ Containment Unit | Radial mounted | 800 | 0.05 | 1 200 | 12 | 50 | — | 10 | Mystery Goo™ Observation (10) |
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Double-C Seismic Accelerometer | Radial mounted | 6 000 | 0.005 | 1 200 | 8 | 50 | 0.0075 (0.45 ⚡/min) |
50 | Seismic Scan (20) |
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PresMat Barometer | Radial mounted | 880 | 0.005 | 1 200 | 8 | 50 | 0.0075 (0.45 ⚡/min) |
12 | Atmospheric Pressure Scan (12) |
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GRAVMAX Negative Gravioli Detector | Radial mounted | 8 800 | 0.005 | 1 200 | 8 | 50 | 0.0075 (0.45 ⚡/min) |
60 | Gravity Scan (20) |
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2HOT Thermometer | Radial mounted | 900 | 0.005 | 1 200 | 8 | 50 | 0.0075 (0.45 ⚡/min) |
8 | Temperature Scan (8) |
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Atmospheric Fluid Spectro-Variometer | Radial mounted | 6 500 | 0.005 | 1 200 | 8 | 50 | — | 200 | Atmosphere Analysis (20) |
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Magnetometer Boom | Radial mounted | 2 200 | 0.05 | 1 200 | 8 | 50 | — | 45 | Magnetometer Report (45) |
Resource scanners
| Image | Part | Radial size | Cost ( ) |
Mass (t) |
Max. Temp. (K) |
Tolerance (m/s) |
Tolerance (g) |
Scanning mode |
Scanning resource |
Max. altitude (m) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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M700 Survey Scanner | Small | 1 500 | 0.2 | 2 000 | 7 | 50 | Orbital | All | 1 500 000 |
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M4435 Narrow-Band Scanner | Small | 1 000 | 0.1 | 2 000 | 7 | 50 | Surface | Ore | 500 000 |
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Surface Scanning Module | Radial mounted | 800 | 0.005 | 2 000 | 7 | 50 | Surface | Ore | 1 000 |
