Who says Gas Giant "moons" are always worthless?

[CMDR Thrope]

I guess I thought it was a rule of thumb that nothing orbiting a gas giant is likely to be worth much of a peek. I just finished scanning a system that featured a Class III Giant which had three high metal planets (two terraformable) and a water world, also terraformable. Its neighbor, the Class II Giant, had three high metal planets. This trinary system also featured a couple of metal rich planets, a couple of high metal planets, and two more gas giants with rocky moons.

One pic:

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[Fen Harel]

A great find! I once found a water world around a gas giant, your system is better. Rep!

 

[CMDR Thrope]

Oops...posted detail shot. Here's the sysmap. Pretty complex system. (no poaching!)

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[Fen Harel]

I'd love to find an Earth-like world that is also themoon of a large gas giant. I seem to recall someone has.

 

[Lavo]

I've found a similar case to the OP's. Twas a nice find.

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[jan]

Just look Achenar its 3 earthlike around a gas gigant altho 2 of em terraformed. think it be easyer win in the lotteri than find something similar.

 

[mossfoot]

It's strange, I can't remember the last time I found a moon around a gas giant that wasn't an obvious rocky planet. I MAY have come across high metal, but that was ages ago.

 

[Orange Sheets]

I have a tendency to check the composition of asteroid belts and gas giant composure (and the types of stars) to see if I get "that feeling" about scanning or not scanning the moons. Haven't found true water moons, only water giant and water world circling each other.. But anyways, I started to notice that the rocky moons are worth of scanning too: about one in 25 to 30 rocky moons proved to be terraform candidates on my latest journey!

 

[Hellhawk666]

It's strange, I can't remember the last time I found a moon around a gas giant that wasn't an obvious rocky planet. I MAY have come across high metal, but that was ages ago.

Valuable gas giant moons seem to be about as rare as terraformables and earth-likes. They're out there, but the great majority of moons are just cold rocks.

 

[Whiterose]

Valuable gas giant moons seem to be about as rare as terraformables and earth-likes. They're out there, but the great majority of moons are just cold rocks.

Every time I see a yellow moon I think of cheese and Wallace and Grommit....

 

[Orange Sheets]

Every time I see a yellow moon I think of cheese and Wallace and Grommit....

What do you think, Wensleydale perhaps?

 

[Hellhawk666]

What do you think, Wensleydale perhaps?

Like no cheese I've tasted, lad

 

[CMDR AKIRA MASAKARI]

I'd love to find an Earth-like world that is also themoon of a large gas giant. I seem to recall someone has.

yep, i recall someone mentioning it too

 

[Blake_Dragon]

Here is one i found on my most recent trip. makes for a good backdrop.

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Had a nice ring and I think it was terraformable. Just had to drop in for a pic

 

[drkaii]

This is good to know! I've always suspected this is possible (I mean, solid planets can have Earth-like moons, why not gas giants) and have had it high on my list of things to look out for. Good to know it's possible!

 

[Kancro Vantas]

Wow!! Amazing finding indeed!!!

I have also wanted to find something similar....should be cool...

In the mean time, I scan all the moons in every giant I scan...I like it...it's a mini game in itself for me becuase I position myself in a spot that is geometrically in the center of all the moons in their current position (sometimes they are all more on one side thanthe other of the planet, etc.) and from there, without moving, just by turning, I explore them all. It works wonders, 90% of the time!

But as commented by Mossfoot, I cant remember the last time I found something it wasnt rocky or icy.

Not that I complain too much either....each moon pays around 700-900cr, plus 50% first discovery, brings those little pebbles to 1,200 in average, and they come in groups of 6-9 at a time, or anywhere from 7,200 to 10,800...

Not bad for not even moving, just turn, scan, turn...