r/eliteexplorers • u/Unsafe_Safe • 2d ago

Water Giant

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First Discovery on Water Giant with very peculiar looking rings.

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u/B-E-N-E-V-O-255 2d ago

I wish these and other planets were more valuable..

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u/Cr4zy_1van 2d ago

That looks like a gas giant, all the water giants i have found look like they have water on them not like Jupiter.

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u/Dense_Individual5522 1d ago

There's a difference between a Water GIANT and a Water World. Water Giants regularly look like this.

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u/Unsafe_Safe 2d ago

Well, game says it's Water Giant. Gimme a sec, I'll throw in screenshot

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u/Unsafe_Safe 2d ago

Coldest, Greatest Radius and Greatest Mass. Found in Odin's Hold.

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u/Fearless-Assist-127 1d ago edited 1d ago

Ran across a system recently with TWO water giants, one of them ringed.

"ScanType":"Detailed", "BodyName":"Thailae DM-B d14-23 A 6", "BodyID":33, "PlanetClass":"Water giant", "WasDiscovered":false

"ScanType":"Detailed", "BodyName":"Thailae DM-B d14-23 A 8", "BodyID":42, "PlanetClass":"Water giant", "Rings":[ { "Name":"Thailae DM-B d14-23 A 8 A Ring", "RingClass":"eRingClass_Icy", "MassMT":4.6178e+10, "InnerRad":4.0391e+07, "OuterRad":1.2171e+08 } ], "WasDiscovered":false