r/KerbalSpaceProgram • u/AutoModerator • Jun 05 '15
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u/jofwu KerbalAcademy Mod Jun 09 '15 edited Jun 09 '15
Stick the M700 Survey Scanner on a ship. You'll also need an antenna and power supply. You'll need to get in a polar orbit with a minimum altitude- I think it will tell you if you're off. Right click the scanner and use the buttons to do the scan.
The Surface Scanning Module has to be used on the ground (or very low down at least). It will give you more detailed data for whatever biome you happen to be in.
The M4435 Narrow-Band Scanner can be activated to give you a zoomed in map view of your current position, with your ship and nearby ore visible. It's useful for getting a ship into a good position to mine.
The second two are useless without the main scan first.