Arid planet full of water? is this normal.

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So I went to Delta Pavonis as its claims to have a arid world , that supports life.
I wanted to see this for my self , so I went there and had a look.

The planet looked dry , and it is hotter than earth.

So far so good , but it seemed that the planet had more water than land (more than 60% I would guess) , is this normal or a bug?

I assumed that arid if referencing the surface and ignores the water.

I supose its like rannoch from mass effect then... I pity I cant go down and check yet.
I have to be honest I am a bit scared for the future , FD have tones of lore about whats on the surface , corporations on surfaces , biodomes and stuff like that , how will they manage to represent it all when we can walk and fly around?

 

[Wylie28]

maybe the water is under the surface where its cooler

 

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Here is a picture of the planet :

 

[Jypson]

Here is a picture of the planet :

Hmmmm, looks like a mirage to me, desert madness!

 

[shadragon]

how will they manage to represent it all when we can walk and fly around?

With panache and verve.

 

[Malkevin]

Boiling seas.

 

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Boiling seas.

That would be awesome.
See , I am scared that FD wont pull it off for some reason.

Like other systems mention crazy animals or outdoor training grounds , or famous hotels , I just wonder if any of this will be included

 

[Bran Tse Mallory]

Atacama desert is considered an arid desert on our mostly water world

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atacama_Desert

 

[CAPT. Ho Chi Minge]

Here is a picture of the planet :
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/4...z1PGrY9p-CIvlwGyRLjErT26DbC2CnM=w1677-h943-no

Blue sand

 

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Well I just noticed that this planet had an ice cap.
And in a system just next door there was world that claimed to be an ice one yet it was not...