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~~Survey~~ scanning is different than probe scanning from exploration, in two critical ways. First, Survey probes are consumed when they are launched, and cannot be recalled to the ship. Second, the ship ~~most~~ be pointed directly at the target moon when the probe is launched. If the ship is not facing the moon when a survey probe is launched, the probe may 'miss' the moon and return no results. The probe is still consumed when this happens.

Moon scanning is different than probe scanning from exploration, in two critical ways. First, Survey probes are consumed when they are launched, and cannot be recalled to the ship. Second, the ship must be pointed directly at the target moon when the probe is launched. If the ship is not facing the moon when a survey probe is launched, the probe may 'miss' the moon and return no results. The probe is still consumed when this happens.

There are three types of Survey probes. They differ in skill requirement, size, cost, and the "maximum flight time" which is the measure used for how long it will take to return data. The data returned by each type of probe will always be the same, so the primary considerations are how many a ship can carry (if ~~doing large~~ probing ~~runs~~) and how long it takes to get the results.

There are three types of Survey probes. They differ in skill requirement, size, cost, and the "maximum flight time" which is the measure used for how long it will take to return data. The data returned by each type of probe will always be the same, so the primary considerations are how many a ship can carry (if probing a system with lots of moons, or many systems) and how long it takes to get the results.

{| class="wikitable"

! Survey Probe Type !! Skill Requirement !! Volume !! Duration

|-

| Quest Survey Probe I || Survey III, Astrometrics III || 5 {{M3}} || 1200s (20 minutes)

| Quest Survey Probe I || Survey III, Astrometrics III || 5{{M3}} || 1200s (20 minutes)

|-

| Discovery Survey Probe I || Survey III, Astrometrics III || 10 {{M3}} || 300s (5 minutes)

| Discovery Survey Probe I || Survey III, Astrometrics III || 10{{M3}} || 300s (5 minutes)

|-

| Gaze Survey Probe I [[File:Omega.png|24px]]|| Survey V, Astrometrics V || 5 {{M3}} || 150s (2.5 minutes)

| Gaze Survey Probe I [[File:Omega.png|24px]]|| Survey V, Astrometrics V || 5{{M3}} || 150s (2.5 minutes)

|}

~~Upon launching~~ a ~~probe~~, a new window will pop up showing the remaining time for the probe to return its results. The ship must stay in-system and undocked until the results are sent back from the probe. The window will keep these results until the user logs out of ~~the game~~, ~~even if they move to another system. Individual results can be cleared by right clicking on~~ the ~~moon name and selecting Delete~~.

Although there is a T2 Survey Probe Launcher, as discussed below, there is no T2 variant of Survey Probes, however the Gaze is Omega-only.

The probe results window does not allow copying to clipboard via typical keyboard commands such as Ctrl+C, however there is a "Copy to Clipboard" button which will copy the probe results into a tab-delimited format that can easily be pasted into another program.

There is only one type of Survey Probe Launcher, with a T1 and T2 variant that differ primarily in the reload time. Both have a capacity of 10{{M3}} and so can only hold one or two probes, depending on the probe type. The T2 variant is Omega-only, as is typical of T2 items.

Upon launching a probe, a new window will be displayed showing the remaining time for the probe to return its results. The ship must stay in-system and undocked until the results are sent back from the prob, and the results will appear in the bottom half of the same window. The window will keep these results until the user logs out of the game, even if they move to another system. Individual results can be cleared by right clicking on the moon name and selecting Delete.

The probe results window does not allow copying to clipboard via typical keyboard commands such as Ctrl+C, however there is a "Copy to Clipboard" button which will copy the entire list of probe results into a tab-delimited format that can easily be pasted into another program.

There is no known limit to how many probes a player may have active at any given time, only a practical limit on how many one can launch, move between moons to launch another, etc., before the results start to return and clear earlier probes from the list. There is also no reason to launch additional probes at the same moon - the results are always accurate regardless of probe type, and will never change even after moon extractions have begun.

== Moon Ore Extraction ==

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-Survey scanning is different than probe scanning from exploration, in two critical ways. First, Survey probes are consumed when they are launched, and cannot be recalled to the ship. Second, the ship most be pointed directly at the target moon when the probe is launched. If the ship is not facing the moon when a survey probe is launched, the probe may 'miss' the moon and return no results. The probe is still consumed when this happens.
+Moon scanning is different than probe scanning from exploration, in two critical ways. First, Survey probes are consumed when they are launched, and cannot be recalled to the ship. Second, the ship must be pointed directly at the target moon when the probe is launched. If the ship is not facing the moon when a survey probe is launched, the probe may 'miss' the moon and return no results. The probe is still consumed when this happens.
-There are three types of Survey probes. They differ in skill requirement, size, cost, and the "maximum flight time" which is the measure used for how long it will take to return data. The data returned by each type of probe will always be the same, so the primary considerations are how many a ship can carry (if doing large probing runs) and how long it takes to get the results.
+There are three types of Survey probes. They differ in skill requirement, size, cost, and the "maximum flight time" which is the measure used for how long it will take to return data. The data returned by each type of probe will always be the same, so the primary considerations are how many a ship can carry (if probing a system with lots of moons, or many systems) and how long it takes to get the results.
 {| class="wikitable"
 ! Survey Probe Type !! Skill Requirement !! Volume !! Duration
 |-
-| Quest Survey Probe I || Survey III, Astrometrics III || 5 {{M3}} || 1200s (20 minutes)
+| Quest Survey Probe I || Survey III, Astrometrics III || 5{{M3}} || 1200s (20 minutes)
 |-
-| Discovery Survey Probe I || Survey III, Astrometrics III || 10 {{M3}} || 300s (5 minutes)
+| Discovery Survey Probe I || Survey III, Astrometrics III || 10{{M3}} || 300s (5 minutes)
 |-
-| Gaze Survey Probe I [[File:Omega.png|24px]]|| Survey V, Astrometrics V || 5 {{M3}} || 150s (2.5 minutes)
+| Gaze Survey Probe I [[File:Omega.png|24px]]|| Survey V, Astrometrics V || 5{{M3}} || 150s (2.5 minutes)
 |}
-Upon launching a probe, a new window will pop up showing the remaining time for the probe to return its results. The ship must stay in-system and undocked until the results are sent back from the probe. The window will keep these results until the user logs out of the game, even if they move to another system. Individual results can be cleared by right clicking on the moon name and selecting Delete.
+Although there is a T2 Survey Probe Launcher, as discussed below, there is no T2 variant of Survey Probes, however the Gaze is Omega-only.
-The probe results window does not allow copying to clipboard via typical keyboard commands such as Ctrl+C, however there is a "Copy to Clipboard" button which will copy the probe results into a tab-delimited format that can easily be pasted into another program.
+There is only one type of Survey Probe Launcher, with a T1 and T2 variant that differ primarily in the reload time. Both have a capacity of 10{{M3}} and so can only hold one or two probes, depending on the probe type. The T2 variant is Omega-only, as is typical of T2 items.
+Upon launching a probe, a new window will be displayed showing the remaining time for the probe to return its results. The ship must stay in-system and undocked until the results are sent back from the prob, and the results will appear in the bottom half of the same window. The window will keep these results until the user logs out of the game, even if they move to another system. Individual results can be cleared by right clicking on the moon name and selecting Delete.
+The probe results window does not allow copying to clipboard via typical keyboard commands such as Ctrl+C, however there is a "Copy to Clipboard" button which will copy the entire list of probe results into a tab-delimited format that can easily be pasted into another program.
+There is no known limit to how many probes a player may have active at any given time, only a practical limit on how many one can launch, move between moons to launch another, etc., before the results start to return and clear earlier probes from the list. There is also no reason to launch additional probes at the same moon - the results are always accurate regardless of probe type, and will never change even after moon extractions have begun.
 == Moon Ore Extraction ==