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[[File:Horizons-reveal-cobra-landing.jpg|thumb|300px|A Cobra MkIII preparing to land on a planet's surface]]
[[File:Cobra Mk IV Landing Horizons.jpg|thumb|300px|Cobra Mk IV lands on a planet]]
'''Planetary Landing''' is the act of landing with a [[Ships|ship]] on the surface of a [[Terrestrial Planet|terrestrial body]]. This requires a [[Planetary Approach Suite]] to land on planets without [[Atmosphere|atmospheres]], or an [[Advanced Planetary Approach Suite]] to land on planets with zero to [[Atmospheric Landings|tenuous atmospheres]]. Planetary landing with atmospheres greater than 0.1 atm is currently prohibited.
'''Planetary Landing''' is the act of landing with a [[Ships|ship]] on the surface of a [[Terrestrial Planet|terrestrial body]]. This requires a [[Planetary Approach Suite]] to land on planets without [[Atmosphere|atmospheres]], or an [[Advanced Planetary Approach Suite]] to land on planets with zero to [[Atmospheric Landings|tenuous atmospheres]]. Planetary landing with atmospheres greater than 0.1 atm is currently prohibited.


== Overview ==
== Overview ==
[[File:Panther Clipper Mk II Landed on Planet.jpg|thumb|250px|Panther Clipper Mk II landed on planet]]
Players are able to land on four types of airless [[planets]] - rocky, metal, ice and rocky/metal - which make up 61% of the planet types in the Milky Way galaxy. These planets vary in size and composition, therefore having different gravity forces affecting the flight and landing dynamics.   
Players are able to land on four types of airless [[planets]] - rocky, metal, ice and rocky/metal - which make up 61% of the planet types in the Milky Way galaxy. These planets vary in size and composition, therefore having different gravity forces affecting the flight and landing dynamics.   


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== Smallest landable planets ==
== Smallest landable planets ==
These are the 10 smallest known landable planets.
These are the 15 smallest known landable planets.
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|Eactaips MC-V e2-2
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|CMDR Totempaalt
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|Gludgoe GR-N E6-4
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|Phleedgoe QI-J d9-67
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|CMDR Unifex
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|Metal-rich Body
|CMDR Sweet Hannah
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|Scrauja TO-R D4-0
|Scrauja TO-R D4-0
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|CMDR Hyperion Tyler
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|6
|11
|160
|160
|Sol
|Sol
|Hi'iaka
|Hi'iaka
|Icy Body
|Icy Body
|Michael E. Brown<br />Chad Trujillo<br />David Rabinowitz
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Chad Trujillo
David Rabinowitz
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|12
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|Ancha
|Ancha
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|Dahan
|Dahan
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|14
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|Hypao Brai KW-V b5-2
|Hypan Brai KW-V b5-2
|1 a
|1 a
|Rocky Body
|Rocky body
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|CMDR Valemax 2
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|15
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[[Atmospheric Landing|Landing on planets with tenuous atmospheres]] was introduced with ''[[Elite Dangerous: Odyssey|ED: Odyssey]]'' on May 19, 2021. This expands the number of landable bodies in ''[[Elite Dangerous]]'' by approximately 20%.<ref name="Footfall">[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/elite-dangerous-odyssey-q-a-first-footfall.564630/ Frontier Forums: Elite Dangerous: Odyssey Q&A- First Footfall]</ref>
[[Atmospheric Landing|Landing on planets with tenuous atmospheres]] was introduced with ''[[Elite Dangerous: Odyssey|ED: Odyssey]]'' on May 19, 2021. This expands the number of landable bodies in ''[[Elite Dangerous]]'' by approximately 20%.<ref name="Footfall">[https://forums.frontier.co.uk/threads/elite-dangerous-odyssey-q-a-first-footfall.564630/ Frontier Forums: Elite Dangerous: Odyssey Q&A- First Footfall]</ref>
== Trivia ==
* You can fly from space to a planet surface with only your [[thrusters]] (not [[supercruise]]), but it takes a long time.
* The slight loading between [[supercruise]] and [[Glide|gliding]] above a planet surface is the instance and P2P.


== Videos ==
== Videos ==
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File:Elite Dangerous Type 10 landing on a planet (daytime)
File:Elite Dangerous Type 10 landing on a planet (daytime)
File:Planetary Landings Made Easy - How to land in Elite Dangerous
File:Planetary Landings Made Easy - How to land in Elite Dangerous
File:Elite Dangerous Timelapse - Flying from Planet to Station without Supercruise or Hyperspace Jump
File:SRV Interplanetary Orbital Slingshot Maneuver!
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