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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 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.   


Some celestial body types, including water worlds and bodies with significant amount of lava covering their surface, cannot be landed on even when they have no atmosphere. The reason for this is likely due to there being no current  game mechanic to deal with water, lava, and other large bodies of liquid substances. Earth's moon, Luna, cannot be landed on despite a lack of atmosphere; it is not known why. All yellow-coloured volcanic moons (similar to and including Jupiter's moon Io) will list 0.00 atmospheres, and cannot be landed on. The reason for this is unknown, though it could be due to the large amounts of volcanic activity on these moons, requiring implementation of their own game mechanics. Some bodies are permit locked for unknown reasons and therefore cannot be landed on. An example of this is Neptune's moon Triton, which could be landed on until it was unexpectedly permit locked.   
Some celestial body types, including water worlds and bodies with significant amount of lava covering their surface, cannot be landed on even when they have no [[atmosphere]]. The reason for this is likely due to there being no current  game mechanic to deal with water, lava, and other large bodies of liquid substances. Earth's moon, Luna, cannot be landed on despite a lack of atmosphere; it is not known why. All yellow-coloured volcanic moons (similar to and including Jupiter's moon Io) will list 0.00 atmospheres, and cannot be landed on. The reason for this is unknown, though it could be due to the large amounts of volcanic activity on these moons, requiring implementation of their own game mechanics. Some bodies are permit locked for unknown reasons and therefore cannot be landed on. An example of this is Neptune's moon Triton, which could be landed on until it was unexpectedly permit locked.   


The landing is graphically seamless with a small pause for instance loading, including peer-to-peer (P2P) matchmaking and instance creation, and the planets can be explored in low-level flight or by using a Surface Reconnaissance Vehicle.<ref name=":1">[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1461411552/elite-dangerous/description Kickstarter: Elite: Dangerous]
The landing is graphically seamless with a small pause for instance loading, including peer-to-peer (P2P) matchmaking and instance creation, and the planets can be explored in low-level flight or by using a Surface Reconnaissance Vehicle.<ref name=":1">[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1461411552/elite-dangerous/description Kickstarter: Elite: Dangerous]
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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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|Hypao Brai KW-V b5-2
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|CMDR Valemax 2
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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 - (No supercruise) Taking off from a moon and landing on its planet
File:Elite Dangerous - (No supercruise) Taking off from a moon and landing on its planet
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:Elite Dangerous Timelapse - Flying from Planet to Station without Supercruise or Hyperspace Jump
File:SRV Interplanetary Orbital Slingshot Maneuver!
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