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Equipment spotlight: Gravwell Gradiometer Array

The Gravwell Gradiometer Array is a Gravity gradiometer array designed and built by the Ferrovane Prospecting Guild. It has been helping crews find iridium, platinum-group metals and rare earths since July 2185.

A standard deployment uses 4 crew, with 2 trained operators at the controls. It draws its power from a Hydrogen-oxygen fuel cell stack.

Members can lease or buy units through the Guild. Training is available at the Rheasilvia Toolworks on Vesta.

Where

  • Vesta
  • Ceres
  • Asteroid Belt
  • Europe

Topics

  • gravimetry
  • orbital survey
  • deep targets
  • density mapping