DSS - How to Probe Very Large Rings?
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I’ve not yet encountered anything like this, but I’ll be on the lookout.
It would be something of a sight to see a planet with that much of a ring gap.
It would be something of a sight to see a planet with that much of a ring gap.
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There was a moon between the rings that looked like it would have been close enough, but because the rings did not belong to the moon itself, they weren't targetable when the moon was targeted.
It doesn't matter what you have targeted, only where the probes can actually reach. If one hits the ring, it will scan the ring, even if the ring doesn't belong to the targeted object.
Huh - today I learned.
In that case, the ring must have still been out of range of even the moon.
Hey, does that mean for planets in close binary orbit, you don’t need to exit the DSS to probe both planets?
Huh - today I learned.
In that case, the ring must have still been out of range of even the moon.
Hey, does that mean for planets in close binary orbit, you don’t need to exit the DSS to probe both planets?
You can do that yes I have done it
Just have to select new body to scan.
USS Colonoscopy standing by.
Is that your Chrome Orca?
I find i am usually succesful if i buy her flowers or chocolates and then take her out for dinner. Hope that helps, good luck.
Will give mine in a few months when I've sold data.
I did manage to probe the ring of a gas giant that was initially out of range of the scanner by moving halfway between the body and the ring, however if the inner edge of the gas giant ring is outside the planetary probe distance to the body you won't be able to scan it at all.
