Stratum Boulevard

The Stratum Boulevard is basically a streamlined version of the Billionaire Boulevard : a collection of planets hosting Stratum Tectonicas (a valuable bio, 19 millions per scan), already sorted for ease of traveling, if you need a quick influx of cash during your early/mid game progression, or want to raise your Exobiology rank (though for a large rank progression, I'd suggest using the Stratum Sniping guide as it will give you the first discovery bonus - which you won't get with this in-bubble route).

This list consists of easily reached planets hosting Tectonias : under 100 light-years from Sol, near the main star, with a gravity of at most 0.5G .

What You Will Need

  • Small or medium ship : While the Stratum does love a nice flat, open space, it's still highly recommended to avoid large ships for this - a small ship like the Diamondback Explorer or a exploration-medium like the Mandalay will be ideal.

  • Detailed Surface Scanner (DSS) : Size 1 optional module - you need the DSS to get the general location of the Stratum on the planet surface. Most stations will have one, but if you want specifics you can use the Inara Outfitting search

  • Artemis Suit : Required to take samples of the bios (its special tool is the "genetic sampler"). Most station on-foot shops will have one - you don't need specific grades or engineering on it, at you will only use it for the genetic sampler.

  • SCO-capable FSD : While all planets are at most a minute away from the main star even without SCO, it will massively reduce your travel time.

  • Fuel Scoop : You'll be doing a lot of jumps, don't forget your scoop !

  • Optional - SRV : The quickest way to get samples of Stratum Tectonicas is to land directly on it, grab a sample then continue from your ship, but if you like driving a SRV - go for it.

What to do

  • Travel to your target system

  • "Honk" in the system (the "Discovery scanner" is an integrated module on every ship, bind from your fire groups on your right panel)

  • Open your system map, locate the planet hosting the Stratum and target it. Bodies will be numbered in order - a letter before the planet number is the origin star, a letter after the planet number will be the moon indicator (eg. "B6c" is the third moon of the 6th planet for the B star, AB6c would be the same but between A and B stars). If you have difficulties locating the bodies without the names, you can scan the Navigation Beacon to get the system data.

  • Travel to that planet, and engage your DSS module (it can be bound from your fire groups on your right panels). Each probe fired with your DSS will map a circle on the surface - you need to reach 90% coverage to fully map the planet and get the data, the efficiency bonus is irrelevant here.

  • Once mapped, before exiting the DSS, select "Stratum" as the filter : the areas in blue are the areas where the Stratum can appear.

  • Descend to any blue area and fly slowly near the ground until you see some Stratum (usually come in groups). In order to let the bios render, you need to fly as close to the ground as you're comfortable, and keep a maximum speed of 50m/s (actual values may vary depending on your performances, but this is a decent baseline)

  • Once you see a Stratum (picture below), land close to it, disembark and get your sample. You will need three samples of the same Stratum to get the data, each taken at least 500m apart. Do not re-embark in your ship until the sampling animation is fully complete, as the sample is validated near the end of the animation.

  • Once you have the three samples, jump to the next system - the list is sorted for ease of travel and meant to be done in order.


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System (Double-click a row to copy system name) Body Distance to star
LHS 2157B 5957 Ls
LP 906-9A 187 Ls
Wolf 3695103 Ls
Al MinaA 3112 Ls
Ross 625261 Ls
LFT 601A 4344 Ls
LTT 12058B 21994 Ls
KachiriABC 2165 Ls
Maridjabin31145 Ls
ArgestesA 5566 Ls
LP 838-16A 243 Ls
AsgarageA 4169 Ls
LHS 1339C 21890 Ls
LHS 547C 11247 Ls
DjiwarA 568 Ls
WillapaAB 131 Ls
ChangthiniA 2206 Ls
BD-00 3426A 6604 Ls
GabrigesC 21707 Ls
AburuA 61557 Ls
Quan Gurus2245 Ls
SkogulumariA 1
A 3
A 5
A 6
269 Ls
351 Ls
667 Ls
667 Ls
HaritanaA 391 Ls
DjendelisA 3
A 4
497 Ls
615 Ls
TatamoA 6109 Ls
DjakA 3
A 4
218 Ls
317 Ls
MaroA 2197 Ls
NanditiA 1419 Ls
Tsetsegei3
4
658 Ls
659 Ls
KerebaeiA 1
A 2
169 Ls
169 Ls
PrivaA 2617 Ls
AngiA 5704 Ls
YimanbinA 1
B 4
44 Ls
1889 Ls
VeroandiB 4784 Ls
GebelA 3137 Ls
LFT 372281 Ls
Macu Kuang1362 Ls
HuichiA 1112 Ls
MariyacochA 429 Ls
QuikindjiA 4
B 2
57 Ls
908 Ls
Lalande 39866A 4496 Ls
EkuruA 291 Ls
LazdonesA 261 Ls
AllowairA 3
A 4
78 Ls
99 Ls
KucumanaA 6
B 4
104 Ls
1055 Ls
BarkanAB 290 Ls
Paul-Friedrichs Star2389 Ls
Cama3631 Ls
Ross 130B 6692 Ls
Hyroks1548 Ls
Korwei2282 Ls
SopduAB 143 Ls
LHS 1788343 Ls
EsuvitA 290 Ls
StKM 1-626A 2
A 3
136 Ls
185 Ls
LHS 1914B 2
B 3
1114 Ls
1072 Ls
Alkh2433 Ls
DhanhopiA 1199 Ls
Tacae1408 Ls
Baudus268 Ls
LP 45-128A 393 Ls
LHS 64A 4285 Ls
Qama2675 Ls
KoragaA 7884 Ls
Calarum3
4
72 Ls
95 Ls
LHS 137A 2123 Ls
LTT 17156B 11979 Ls
AinunnicoriA 5156 Ls
KheredAB 2173 Ls
Autahenetsi1838 Ls
KachakapaA 1196 Ls
NauaniA 466 Ls
VodyanesA 5209 Ls
XuaneA 3309 Ls
ParensesA 4148 Ls
MeliciA 2183 Ls
LohaAB 1204 Ls
Morinbath4
5
1682 Ls
1680 Ls
LP 726-6A 6274 Ls
MokojingA 186 Ls
LP 465-14A 1147 Ls
LHS 2233A 3
A 4
A 5
132 Ls
175 Ls
175 Ls
Hill Pa HsiA 353 Ls
LHS 2157B 5957 Ls