Scanning
Starfield Skill

While anyone can use a ship's scanner, it takes a specially trained operator to detect hard-to-find planetary resources, or uncover the details of nearby ships.
Tier 2 skill
4 skill points have to be spent on previous tiers to unlock this tier

Ranks

Rank 1
Scanning

You can detect uncommon inorganic resources on planet and moon surfaces, and more information about ships in space.

Rank 2
Scanning

You can detect rare inorganic resources on planet and moon surfaces, and more specific information about ships in space.

Rank 3
Scanning

You can detect exotic inorganic resources on planet and moon surfaces, and gain better combat information on ships in space.

Rank 4
Scanning

You can detect unique inorganic resources on planet and moon surfaces, and gain a complete list of cargo on ships in space.

Challenges

Rank 1: Scan 5 planets or moons.
Rank 2: Scan 15 planets or moons.
Rank 3: Scan 30 planets or moons.