I found a thing!

[Bugman_oO]

This might be common for some of you, but I've never seen one before. A water giant. I have mounted several long distance exploration trips, my current rank is Ranger 75% and I've not seen one of these before. Plus, it had some pretty sexy rings around it..





Shiny...

 

[MarcusVatta]

Cool. I've only ever found one of these.

 

[Zieman]

Anyone who wishes to pay a visit to a Water Giant, V1414 Orionis has one and is nearby.

 

[CMDR AKIRA MASAKARI]

They are pretty rare. They sound like water life bearing gas giants, but their holo icon hud is the high metal one.

their payout is incredibly crappy compared to their rarity

 

[Katejina]

I've noticed that they aren't as rare as some think. They are often pretty small for jovians and most I've found have only been between 20-40 Sol Masses, are similar in color to ammonia-gas giants and tend to be on the outside end of orbital groups.

 

[TruffleSnout]

I've noticed that they aren't as rare as some think.

Agreed. They are generally small-ish for Gas Giants, and the one's I've seen were indeed at the outer reaches of the system, which usually means they're overlooked by cherry-picker types. I've scanned a handful or two myself, but only because I'm one of those scan-everything types.

I find those rings in the OP far more interesting personally. I love flying through those gaps at full throttle. Clenching teeth and cheek the whole time.

 

[MarcusVatta]

According to the descriptions, they are fundamentally different than gas giants. They are ice or water worlds (which of course are much smaller than giants) that have suffered a boil-off of 100% of their surface water, which has formed a thick atmosphere resembling a gas giant's. So somewhere at the core is a rocky planet.

 

[Katejina]

According to the descriptions, they are fundamentally different than gas giants. They are ice or water worlds (which of course are much smaller than giants) that have suffered a boil-off of 100% of their surface water, which has formed a thick atmosphere resembling a gas giant's. So somewhere at the core is a rocky planet.

Or a giant swiss cheese ball!

 

[Argos]

I've noticed that they aren't as rare as some think. They are often pretty small for jovians and most I've found have only been between 20-40 Sol Masses, are similar in color to ammonia-gas giants and tend to be on the outside end of orbital groups.

Agreed. I've run into a whole bunch of them. 3 today already and I've only been on an hour or so. That's about 5 systems scanned.