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{{UpdateMe|This page needs updating to show new materials such as data materials that have been added since v2.0}}'''{{PAGENAME}}''' are chemical elements that can be found on the surfaces of planets and moons.
{{UpdateMe|This page needs updating to show new materials such as data materials that have been added since v2.0}}'''{{PAGENAME}}''' are chemical elements that can be found on the surfaces of planets and moons.
[[File:Polonium-Material-and-SRV.png|thumb|300px|Polonium material and SRV]]


They do not take up space in [[Cargo Rack|cargo racks]].<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/node/335 Dev Update (12/11/2015)]</ref> Materials have a separate inventory, and are only stored in tiny quantities. The maximum that can be carried at once is 1000 units.
They do not take up space in [[Cargo Rack|cargo racks]].<ref>[https://community.elitedangerous.com/node/335 Dev Update (12/11/2015)]</ref> Materials have a separate inventory, and are only stored in tiny quantities. The maximum that can be carried at once is 1000 units.
[[File:Geo_and_Bio_Materials.jpg|thumb|200px|Geo and bio materials study]]


Materials remain available when switching between vehicles, and in the case of vehicle destruction they are saved by the pilot's escape system.
Materials remain available when switching between vehicles, and in the case of vehicle destruction they are saved by the pilot's escape system.
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==Material Sources==
==Material Sources==
[[File:Geo_and_Bio_Materials.jpg|thumb|200px|Geo and bio materials study]]
Material sources on planets and moons can be located by use of the [[Wave Scanner]] of an [[SRV]]. When they are destroyed by weapons fire from a ship or SRV they explode into chunks of materials, which can be collected using a ship or SRV's [[Cargo Scoop]].
Material sources on planets and moons can be located by use of the [[Wave Scanner]] of an [[SRV]]. When they are destroyed by weapons fire from a ship or SRV they explode into chunks of materials, which can be collected using a ship or SRV's [[Cargo Scoop]].


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==List of Materials==
==List of Materials==
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