Surface Scanning Module
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| Surface Scanning Module | ||
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| Scanner by Experimental Engineering Group | ||
| Radial size | Radial mounted | |
| Cost | (total) | 800.00 
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| Mass | (total) | 0.005 t |
| Drag | 0.2 | |
| Max. Temp. | 2000 K | |
| Impact Tolerance | 7 m/s | |
| Research |  Scanning Tech
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| Unlock cost | 2 400
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| Since version | 1.0 | |
| Part configuration | SurfaceScanner.cfg | |
| Mode | Surface | |
| Resource | Ore | |
| Max. Altitude | 1 000 m | |
| Packed volume | 65 l | |
The Surface Scanning Module is a part introduced in version 1.0.
Contents
Uses
The surface scanning module is used to improve scans on a certain planetary body after a player has already completed an orbital scan. The scanning module can narrow-down potential areas where a player can have improved ore mining output. Using it does not provide science points.
Notes
- When you first land in a new biome, the scanner will report the ore concentration as "(Unknown avg.)", and there will be a button to click, "Run Analysis".
- If the surface that you are scanning has zero ore, the scanner will report the ore concentration as "Unknown" (not zero).
- The Surface Scanning Module is the only device that will give you a continuous readout of your current biome, and your latitude and longitude.
Product description
| “ | A small module that includes soil, atmospheric, and oceanic sampling tools. When used while landed on a planet or moon, the sample data gathered can be used to increase the accuracy of orbital survey scanners. — Experimental Engineering Group |
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Changes
- Initial release
