I am planning to send a lab to Minmus, should I place it in the surface or at orbit? Which will give me more science?
#Is it better to use the mobile lab in the surface or at orbit?
faint jay
versed glacier
I am planning to send a lab to Minmus, should I place it in the surface or at or...
Both give you the same amount. Because you have to feed it with data. But orbit is easier to reach for supply missions
faint jay
Both give you the same amount. Because you have to feed it with data. But orbit ...
But I get more science from the surface? Don't I?
Like taking a sample or and eva
karmic cradle
Being landed on the surface gives a bonus to processed data
gritty rune
Being landed on the surface gives a bonus to processed data
But labs are overpowered so it's not like you need this
austere tendon
Both give you the same amount. Because you have to feed it with data. But orbit ...
No, there is a bonus to being landed
runic wasp
There is a 10% bonus when the lab is on a surface, 25% bonus for processing experiments in the same SOI that they were taken, and a 90% penalty when on Kerbin's surface.
Depends on where your science comes from. When you launch a lab you can send a copy of all the KSC science along with it. In which case it makes the most sense to turn that science into data in Kerbin orbit.