Detailed Surface Scanner - Revision history

Sythan: Remove obsolete manual article eyebrow parameter

2026-08-24T21:21:01Z

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Sythan: Align article header eyebrow with page topic

2026-08-24T20:18:59Z

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	\|deck=The optional internal module used to scan planetary bodies and map rings for exploration and mining.		\|deck=The optional internal module used to scan planetary bodies and map rings for exploration and mining.
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Sythan: Use canonical related procedure metadata

2026-08-24T00:23:01Z

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	A hotspot is only a targeting aid. After dropping into the ring, commanders still need to prospect individual asteroids, extract with the correct equipment, collect fragments or deposits, refine cargo, and verify current sell prices.		A hotspot is only a targeting aid. After dropping into the ring, commanders still need to prospect individual asteroids, extract with the correct equipment, collect fragments or deposits, refine cargo, and verify current sell prices.

	~~Relevant procedures:~~		== Related Field Procedures ==

	* [[How to Scan Planetary Rings for Mining Hotspots]]		{{Related procedures\|page=Detailed Surface Scanner}}
	* [[How to Find a Mining Hotspot]]
	* [[How to Start Mining]]

	== Engineering ==		== Engineering ==

Sythan: Expand Mining section pages and procedure integration

2026-08-23T23:58:29Z

Expand Mining section pages and procedure integration

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	\|eyebrow=EDFM // Module		\|eyebrow=EDFM // Module
	\|deck=The optional internal module used to scan planetary and ~~system bodies during~~ exploration.		\|deck=The optional internal module used to scan planetary bodies and map rings for exploration and mining.
	}}		}}

	{{Article status\|status=Needs review\|mode=Both\|version=Elite Dangerous, current Live and Legacy\|reviewed=2026-08-20\|reviewer=~~EDFM Engineer link-graph pass~~\|source_quality=Well-established core mechanic~~, unchanged since launch~~; no citation-dependent figures asserted}}		{{Article status\|status=Needs review\|mode=Both\|version=Elite Dangerous, current Live and Legacy\|reviewed=2026-08-24\|reviewer=Sythan\|source_quality=Well-established core mechanic plus Mining-section link integration; no citation-dependent figures asserted}}

	The '''Detailed Surface Scanner''' ('''DSS''') is an optional internal module used to scan planets, moons, rings, and other bodies within a system, revealing surface detail, geological and biological signal counts, and other body-specific information used for exploration data value ~~and~~ site-hunting.		The '''Detailed Surface Scanner''' ('''DSS''') is an optional internal module used to scan planets, moons, rings, and other bodies within a system, revealing surface detail, geological and biological signal counts, and other body-specific information used for exploration data value, site-hunting, and [[Mining\|mining]] route planning.

	== Overview ==		== Overview ==

	Firing a Detailed Surface Scanner ~~probe~~ at a body ~~— commonly called "honking" a body once mapped —~~ reveals a fuller data set ~~about it~~ than the system-wide discovery scan alone provides, and is a prerequisite for locating specific ~~surface~~ points of interest. It is distinct from [[Sensors]], the core internal module governing general contact detection range.		Firing Detailed Surface Scanner probes at a body reveals a fuller data set than the system-wide discovery scan alone provides, and is a prerequisite for locating many body-specific points of interest. It is distinct from [[Sensors]], the core internal module governing general contact detection range.

			== Mining role ==

			For mining, the DSS is used to map [[Planetary Rings\|planetary rings]] and reveal [[Mining Hotspot\|mining hotspots]]. A hotspot marker helps commanders choose where to enter a ring for [[Laser Mining\|laser]], [[Core Mining\|core]], or [[Sub-surface Mining\|sub-surface]] runs.

			A hotspot is only a targeting aid. After dropping into the ring, commanders still need to prospect individual asteroids, extract with the correct equipment, collect fragments or deposits, refine cargo, and verify current sell prices.

			Relevant procedures:

			* [[How to Scan Planetary Rings for Mining Hotspots]]
			* [[How to Find a Mining Hotspot]]
			* [[How to Start Mining]]

	== Engineering ==		== Engineering ==
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	=== Related Engineering Guides ===		=== Related Engineering Guides ===
	{{Related articles\|[[Engineering]] [[Engineering Blueprints]] [[Exploration]]}}		{{Related articles\|[[Engineering]] [[Engineering Blueprints]] [[Exploration]] [[Mining]] [[Planetary Rings]] [[Mining Hotspot]]}}

	{{Engineering nav}}		{{Engineering nav}}
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	[[Category:Optional Internal Engineering]]		[[Category:Optional Internal Engineering]]
	[[Category:Engineering]]		[[Category:Engineering]]
			[[Category:Mining]]

Sythan: New reference page: entity linked from structured Engineer data (EDFM Engineer link-graph pass)

2026-08-20T01:37:48Z

New reference page: entity linked from structured Engineer data (EDFM Engineer link-graph pass)

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{{Article header
|eyebrow=EDFM // Module
|deck=The optional internal module used to scan planetary and system bodies during exploration.
}}

{{Article status|status=Needs review|mode=Both|version=Elite Dangerous, current Live and Legacy|reviewed=2026-08-20|reviewer=EDFM Engineer link-graph pass|source_quality=Well-established core mechanic, unchanged since launch; no citation-dependent figures asserted}}

The '''Detailed Surface Scanner''' ('''DSS''') is an optional internal module used to scan planets, moons, rings, and other bodies within a system, revealing surface detail, geological and biological signal counts, and other body-specific information used for exploration data value and site-hunting.

== Overview ==

Firing a Detailed Surface Scanner probe at a body — commonly called "honking" a body once mapped — reveals a fuller data set about it than the system-wide discovery scan alone provides, and is a prerequisite for locating specific surface points of interest. It is distinct from [[Sensors]], the core internal module governing general contact detection range.

== Engineering ==

{| class="wikitable"
! Engineer !! Maximum grade
|-
| [[Felicity Farseer]] || Grade 3
|-
| [[Hera Tani]] || Grade 5
|-
| [[Lei Cheung]] || Grade 5
|}

Both [[Hera Tani]] (at [[The Jet's Hole]] in [[Kuwemaki]]) and [[Lei Cheung]] (at [[Trader's Rest]] in [[Laksak]]) are EDFM's currently documented Grade 5 Detailed Surface Scanner Engineers.

=== Related Engineering Guides ===
{{Related articles|[[Engineering]] [[Engineering Blueprints]] [[Exploration]]}}

{{Engineering nav}}

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