Now that we have planetary landing via the SRV is it necessary to have the Detailed Surface Scanner?. The only reason I can see to have it on board now if you have an SRV is if the Advanced Discovery Scanner doesn't show which planets can be landed on, but I am sure that it is the ADS that does that scan. In this event can we do without the DSC?.
Horizons Do we need the Detailed Surface Scanner now that we have Planetary Landings?.
- Thread starter Saltyseadog
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Yes its kind of a confusing name for that module since it doesn't actually do a detailed surface scan at all.
The Detail Scanner will give you much more information abut the Planet and of course a detail scan will give you more Credits then a Scan without. So for exploration hes pretty much mandatory, outside of that you can do fine without him but you could do fine without him even before Horizons so thats not new.
It's useful especially for finding outposts on unscanned planets / moons. And for the gravity as already mentioned
Yes, we need different grades of surface scanner now that start filling in the surface map.
Yeah, I would like to be able to see the detailed surface on the map.
Seriously debating getting this module as it (x2)+? Your data value and upcoming 'materials data' patch but I canny fit it in Cap'n- without sacrificing shield/fuel scoop/srv/ads/fueltank? Love Diamondback X but not 'nuff room 
Since recent patches, now you recieve data of materials present (%) on the surface