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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 Elite Dangerous' Milky Way. 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 Elite Dangerous' Milky Way. These planets vary in size and composition, therefore having different gravity forces affecting the flight and landing dynamics. | ||
[[File:Planet-Settlement-and-Diamondback-Explorer.png|thumb|250px|Diamondback Explorer approaches a Settlement on a planet]] | |||
The landings are graphically seamless with a small pause for instance loading, 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 Elite: Dangerous by Frontier Developments - Kickstarter]</ref> Once on the surface, players can discover constructed, as well as natural, [[points of interest]], which can be military bases, research establishments, hideouts, [[starport|starports]], mining complexes, crashed [[ships]] and debris to investigate. <span style="color:#D3D3D3">The nature of the encounter varies depending on where the player is: the planet type and composition, and the local topography affected by geology.</span><ref name=":5">[http://us2.campaign-archive2.com/?u=dcbf6b86b4b0c7d1c21b73b1e&id=47bd8c04aa Elite Dangerous Newsletter #97]</ref> | The landings are graphically seamless with a small pause for instance loading, 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 Elite: Dangerous by Frontier Developments - Kickstarter]</ref> Once on the surface, players can discover constructed, as well as natural, [[points of interest]], which can be military bases, research establishments, hideouts, [[starport|starports]], mining complexes, crashed [[ships]] and debris to investigate. <span style="color:#D3D3D3">The nature of the encounter varies depending on where the player is: the planet type and composition, and the local topography affected by geology.</span><ref name=":5">[http://us2.campaign-archive2.com/?u=dcbf6b86b4b0c7d1c21b73b1e&id=47bd8c04aa Elite Dangerous Newsletter #97]</ref> | ||