ME1: Planet Exploration

This Guide is some QoL for anyone who feels like collecting everything from all planets.

Argos Rho

Gorgon System
(Unlocked as part of UNC: Depot Sigma-23)
Scannable from Normandy

• Nothing

Assignments on Unidentified Space Facility

• UNC: Depot Sigma-23

Hydra System
Scannable from Normandy

• UNC: Turian Insignias
  
• UNC: Valuable Minerals, 1x Gas

Assignments on Metgos

• 1R Initial -> Escape pod (UNC: Distress Call)
  
• 2R Initial -> Crashed probe (salvage requires medium Electronics.)
  
• 3R Initial -> Turian wreckage and corpse (UNC: Turian Insignias)
  
  
• 1Y Thorium -> Rare
  
• 2Y Mercury -> Heavy

Phoenix System
Scannable from Normandy

• UNC: Prothean Data Discs
  
• UNC: Valuable Minerals, 1x Light Metal, 1x Rare Element

Assignments on Tuntau

• 1R Initial -> Pirate base (Wrex: Family Armor)
  
• 2R Initial -> Crashed probe (salvage requires Master Electronics.)
  
• 3R Initial -> Asari capsule and corpse and pyramid (UNC: Asari Writings)
  
  
• 1Y Lithium -> Light
  
• 2Y Mercury -> Heavy

Armstrong Nebula

Gagarin System
Scannable from Normandy

• UNC: Asari Writings
  
• UNC: Valuable Minerals, 1x Light Metal

Assignments on Rayingri

• 1R Initial -> Overrun research outpost (UNC: Geth Incursions).
  
• 2R Initial -> Crashed probe (salvage requires medium Electronics.)
  
• 3R Discovery -> Scavenger corpses
  
• 4R Discovery -> Abandoned camp (salvage unlocked crate.)
  
• 5R Initial -> Crashed escape pod (UNC: Locate Signs of Battle)
  
• 6R Unmarked -> The song associated with the rachni can also be heard in this general area.
  
  
• 1Y Titanium -> Light
  
• 2Y Polonium -> Rare
  
• 3Y Thorium -> Rare

Grissom System
(Unlocked as part of UNC: Geth Incursions)
Scannable from Normandy

• UNC: Locate Signs of Battle, Medallion
  
• UNC: Valuable Minerals, 1x Light Metal, 1x Rare Element

Assignments on Solcrum

• 1R Initial -> Geth Headquarters (UNC: Geth Incursions)
  
• 2R Initial -> Asari capsule (UNC: Asari Writings)
  
• 3R Initial -> Crashed probe (salvage requires medium Electronics.)
  
  
• 1Y Thorium -> Rare
  
• 2Y Uranium -> Rare
  
• 3Y Magnesium -> Light

Hong System
Scannable from Normandy

• UNC: Asari Writings
  
• UNC: Valuable Minerals, 1x Light Metal

Assignments on Casbin

• 1R Initial -> Geth outpost (UNC: Geth Incursions)
  
• 2R Initial -> Geth encampment. Guarded by 3 Geth Heavy Turrets.
  
• 3R Initial -> Crashed probe (can be salvaged with any Electronics skill.)
  
• 4R Initial -> Beacon (UNC: Locate Signs of Battle)
  
  
• 1Y Gold -> Heavy
  
• 2Y Uranium -> Rare
  
• 3Y Samarium -> Rare

Tereshkova System
Scannable from Normandy

• UNC: Locate Signs of Battle, Medallion
  
• UNC: Valuable Minerals, 2x Heavy Metals

Assignments on Antibaar

• 1R Initial -> Geth outpost (UNC: Geth Incursions)
  
• 2R Initial -> Crashed probe (at least medium Electronics required for salvage.)
  
• 3R Initial -> Prothean ruins (UNC: Prothean Data Discs)
  
• 4R Discovery -> Wreck, corpses, and Thresher Maw
  
  
• 1Y Magnesium -> Light
  
• 2Y Mercury -> Heavy
  
• 3Y Lithium -> Light

Vamshi System
Scannable from Normandy

• UNC: Turian Insignias

Assignments on Maji

• 1R Initial -> Geth outpost (UNC: Geth Incursions)
  
• 2R Initial -> Crashed probe (requires moderate or high Electronics to salvage).
  
• 3R Initial -> Ancient debris (UNC: Turian Insignias)
  
• 4R Discovery -> Odd Skull
  
• 5R Unmarked -> Five Geth Heavy Turrets are dotted along the road leading to the outpost
  
  
• 1Y Magnesium -> Light
  
• 2Y Beryllium -> Light
  
• 3Y Thorium -> Rare

Artemis Tau

Athens System
Scannable from Normandy

• UNC: Turian Insignias
  
• UNC: Valuable Minerals, 2x Gas

No landable objects in system.

Knossos System
Scannable from Normandy

• UNC: Locate Signs of Battle, Medallion
  
• UNC: Valuable Minerals, 1x Gas, 1x Heavy Metal

Missions on Therum

• Therum is a mission world.

Macedon System
Scannable from Normandy

• UNC: Asari Writings
  
• UNC: Valuable Minerals, 1x Gas, 1x Light Metal

Assignments on Sharjila

• 1R Initial -> Stronghold (UNC: Asari Diplomacy)
  
• 2R Initial -> Crashed probe (salvage Average Electronics)
  
• 3R Initial -> Abandoned camp and asari capsule (UNC: Asari Writings) and crate up the hill to the north (salvage). South-east of the camp, there is an abandoned tent.
  
• 4R Unmarked -> The "song" associated with rachni can be heard here.
  
  
• 1Y Thorium -> Rare
  
• 2Y Uranium -> Rare
  
• 3Y Magnesium -> Light

Sparta System
Scannable from Normandy

• UNC: Prothean Data Discs
  
• UNC: Valuable Minerals, 1x Gas, 1x Rare Elements

Assignments on Edolus

• 1R Initial -> Missing marines and Thresher Maw (UNC: Missing Marines)
  
• 2R Initial -> Mummified salarian (UNC: Locate Signs of Battle)
  
• 3R Initial -> Crashed probe (salvage) — master electronics required
  
• 4R Unmarked -> Burning M29 Grizzly
  
  
• 1Y Polonium -> Rare
  
• 2Y Palladium -> Heavy
  
• 3Y Lithium -> Light

Attican Beta

Hercules System
Scannable from Normandy

• UNC: Locate Signs of Battle, Medallion
  
• UNC: Valuable Minerals, 1x Heavy Metal

Assignments on Eletania

• 1R Initial -> Downed recon probe (UNC: Lost Module)
  The song associated with the rachni can be heard in this general area.
  
• 2R Initial -> Debris (salvage)
  
• 3R Initial -> Prothean ruin (vision)
  
• 4R Discovery -> Mineshaft with Space Monkeys (UNC: Lost Module)
  
• 5R Discovery -> Space Monkey colonies
  
  
• 1Y Palladium -> Heavy
  
• 2Y Gold -> Heavy

Theseus System
Scannable from Normandy

• UNC: Prothean Data Discs
  
• UNC: Valuable Minerals, 1x Light Metal

Missions on Feros

• Feros is a mission world

Exodus Cluster

Asgard System
Scannable from Normandy

• Nothing

Missions on Asteroid X57

• This is a mission world.

Utopia System
Scannable from Normandy

• Nothing

Missions on Eden Prime

• This is a mission world, and can only be visited at the beginning of the game.

Gemini Sigma

Han System
(Unlocked as part of UNC: Hostile Takeover)
Scannable from Normandy

• UNC: Asari Writings
  
• UNC: Valuable Minerals, 1x Light Metal

Assignments on Mavigon

• 1R Initial -> Syndicate hideout (UNC: Hostile Takeover). Contains three Alliance Heavy Turrets.
  
• 2R Initial -> Engine debris (salvage, requires medium Electronics.)
  
• 3R Unmarked -> Mummified salarian (box) (UNC: Locate Signs of Battle)
  
• 4R Unmarked -> Abandoned camp (salvage unlocked crate and hardened crate (hard Decryption).)
  
  
• 1Y Gold -> Heavy
  
• 2Y Cobalt -> Light

Ming System
Scannable from Normandy

• UNC: Locate Signs of Battle, Medallion
  
• UNC: Valuable Minerals, 1x Light Metal

Assignments on the MSV Worthington

• UNC: Lost Freighter

Hades Gamma

Antaeus System
Scannable from Normandy

• UNC: Asari Writings
  
• UNC: Valuable Minerals, 1x Gas, 1x Rare Element

Assignments on Trebin

• 1R Initial -> Survey camp (UNC: Missing Survey Team)
  
• 2R Initial -> Crashed probe and Scavengers (salvage: Master Electronics Required)
  
• 3R Initial -> Transmitter tower and unsalvageable probes
  
• 4R Initial -> Turian wreckage (UNC: Turian Insignias)
  
• 5R Unmarked -> Thresher Maw
  
• 6R Discovery -> Mine entrance (UNC: Missing Survey Team)
  
• 7R Unmarked -> The "song" associated with rachni can be heard here.
  
  
• 1Y Uranium -> Rare
  
• 2Y Plutonium -> Rare

Cacus System
(Unlocked as part of UNC: Besieged Base)
Scannable from Normandy

• UNC: Valuable Minerals, 1x Heavy Metal, 1x Rare Element

Assignments on Chohe

• 1R Initial -> Underground complex (UNC: Besieged Base)
  
• 2R Initial -> Crashed probe (salvage)
  
• 3R Initial -> Abandoned camp (UNC: Asari Writings ×3 and salvage)
  
• 4R Discovery -> Crashed satellite, salvager corpse and mercenaries
  
• 5R Unmarked -> Thresher Maw
  
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• 1Y Plutonium -> Rare
  
• 2Y Mercury -> Heavy

Dis System
(Unlocked as part of UNC: Hostile Takeover)
Scannable from Normandy

• UNC: Turian Insignias
  
• UNC: Valuable Minerals, 2x Light Metals

Assignments on Klensal

• 1 Initial -> Syndicate hideout (UNC: Hostile Takeover)
  
• 2 Initial -> Crashed escape pod (not salvageable)
  
• 3 Initial -> Mummified salarian (UNC: Locate Signs of Battle)
  
• 4 Initial -> Crashed probe (salvageable: Hard Electronics)
  
  
• 1 Platinum -> Heavy
  
• 2 Beryllium -> Light

Farinata System
Scannable from Normandy

• UNC: Prothean Data Discs
  
• UNC: Valuable Minerals, 1x Light Metal, 1x Rare Element

Assignments on MSV Ontario

• UNC: Hostage

Plutus System
(Unlocked as part of UNC: The Negotiation)
Scannable from Normandy

• UNC: Valuable Minerals, 2x Rare Elements

Assignments on Nonuel

• 1R Initial -> Warlord's outpost (UNC: The Negotiation)
  
• 2R Initial -> Crashed probe (salvage: High Electronics)
  
• 3R Initial -> Mercenary outpost (UNC: Asari Writings, UNC: Locate Signs of Battle, salvage)
  
• 4R Unmarked -> Thresher Maw
  
• 5R Unmarked -> Thresher Maw
  
  
• 1Y Titanium -> Light
  
• 2Y Samarium -> Rare

Hawking Eta

Century System
Scannable from Normandy

• UNC: Locate Signs of Battle, Medallion
  
• UNC: Valuable Minerals, 1x Light Metal, 1x Heavy Metal

Assignments on Presrop

• 1R Initial -> Biotic commune's compound (UNC: Major Kyle)
  
• 2R Initial -> Crashed Probe (salvage)
  
• 3R Discovery -> Wrecked Mining Vehicle (not salvageable)
  
• 4R Initial -> Ancient debris (UNC: Turian Insignias)
  
• 5R Discovery -> Abandoned camp (salvage)
  
• 6R Unmarked -> Thresher Maw
  
• 7R Unmarked -> Mercenaries
  
  
• 1Y Gold -> Heavy
  
• 2Y Uranium -> Rare

Horse Head Nebula Cluster

Fortuna System
Unlocked as part of UNC: Hostile Takeover.
Scannable from Normandy

• UNC: Turian Insignias
  
• UNC: Valuable Minerals, 1x Rare Element

Assignments on Amaranthine

• 1 Initial -> Engineering outpost (UNC: Hostile Takeover)
  
• 2 Initial -> Turian Wreckage (UNC: Turian Insignias)
  
• 3 Initial -> Crashed Probe (requires average Electronics to salvage.)
  
  
• 1 Iridium -> Heavy
  
• 2 Uranium -> Rare
  
• 3 Thorium -> Rare

Pax System
Scannable from Normandy

• UNC: Asari Writings

Missions on Noveria

• Noveria is a mission world.

Strenuus System
(Unlocked as part of UNC: Privateers.)
Scannable from Normandy

• UNC: Locate Signs of Battle, Medallion
  
• UNC: Valuable Minerals, 1x Gas

Assignments on Xawin

• 1R Initial -> Privateer base (UNC: Privateers). Guarded by 4 Alliance Heavy Turrets.
  
• 2R Initial -> Geth beacon (ambush by 4 Geth Armatures)
  
• 3R Initial -> Turian wreckage (UNC: Turian Insignias)
  
• 4R Initial -> Abandoned camp (reveals minerals' locations.)
  
• 5R Anomaly -> Corpse and Destroyed Vehicle
  
• 6R Initial -> Debris (salvage - requires Hard Electronics)
  
• 7R Unmarked -> Thresher Maw
  
• 8R Unmarked -> The song associated with the rachni can be heard here.
  
  
• 1Y Palladium -> Heavy
  
• 2Y Cobalt -> Light
  
• 3Y Iridium -> Heavy

Kepler Verge

Herschel System
Unlocked upon receiving Garrus: Find Dr. Saleon
Scannable from Normandy

• UNC: Valuable Minerals, 1x Heavy Metal

Assignments on the MSV Fedele

• Garrus: Find Dr. Saleon

Newton System
Scannable from Normandy

• UNC: Asari Writings
  
• UNC: Valuable Minerals, 1x Gas

Assignments on Ontarom

• 1 Initial -> Underground science facility (UNC: Dead Scientists)
  
• 2 Initial -> Crashed probe (salvage)
  
• 3 Initial -> Turian corpse and wreckage and Space Beetles (UNC: Turian Insignias)
  
• 4 Unmarked -> Space Cow herd (including a Shifty Looking Cow)
  
  
• 1 Gold -> Heavy
  
• 2 Palladium -> Heavy

Local Cluster

Sol System
Scannable from Normandy

• Nothing

Assignments on Luna

• 1R Initial -> Training ground with three dual turrets (UNC: Rogue VI)
  
• 2R Initial -> CCCP Luna 23 (salvage requires average Electronics.)
  
• 3R Unmarked -> Four Alliance Heavy Turrets (they don't shut down after the assignment is completed.
  
• 4R Unmarked -> Four Alliance Heavy Turrets (they don't shut down after the assignment is completed.
  
• 5R Unmarked -> The song associated with the rachni can be heard here.

Maroon Sea

Caspian System
Scannable from Normandy

• UNC: Turian Insignias
  
• UNC: Valuable Minerals, 2x Heavy Metal

Assignments on MSV Cornucopia

• UNC: Derelict Freighter

Matano System
Scannable from Normandy

• UNC: Prothean Data Discs
  
• UNC: Valuable Minerals, 1x Light Metal, 1x Heavy Metal

Assignments on Chasca

• 1R Initial -> Civilian building (UNC: Colony of the Dead)
  
• 2R Initial -> Civilian building (UNC: Colony of the Dead)
  
• 3R Initial -> Science facility (UNC: Colony of the Dead)
  
• 4R Initial -> Probe (salvage)
  
• 5R Initial -> Prothean pyramid and dig site (UNC: Prothean Data Discs) (salvage)
  
• 6R Unmarked -> Space Cow herd
  
  
• 1Y Plutonium -> Rare
  
• 2Y Palladium -> Heavy
  
• 3Y Beryllium -> Light

Vostok System
Scannable from Normandy

• UNC: Asari Writings
  
• UNC: Valuable Minerals, 1x Heavy Metal

Assignments on Nodacrux

• 1R Initial -> ExoGeni facility (UNC: ExoGeni Facility)
  
• 2R Initial -> Crashed probe (salvage)
  
• 3R Initial -> Ancient wreckage (UNC: Turian Insignias)
  
• 4R Unmarked -> Crashed ship and Thorian Creepers
  
• 5R Unmarked -> Abandoned camp and Thorian Creepers (salvage). The "song" commonly associated with the rachni can be heard here.
  
• 6R Unmarked -> Space Cow herd
  
  
• 1Y Gold -> Heavy
  
• 2Y Cobalt -> Light

Pangea Expanse

Refuge System
Unlocked shortly after finding Dr. Liara T'Soni and completing the missions on Feros, Noveria, and Virmire.
Scannable from Normandy

• Nothing

Missions on Ilos

• Ilos is a mission world.

Sentry Omega

Hoc System
Unlocked when council gives coordinates for Virmire
Scannable from Normandy

• Nothing

Missions on Virmire

• Virmire is a mission world.

Serpent Nebula

Widow System
Scannable from Normandy

• Nothing

This is the home of the Citadel.

Styx Theta

Acheron System
Scannable from Normandy

• UNC: Turian Insignias
  
• UNC: Valuable Minerals, 1x Light Metal

Assignments on Altahe

• 1R Initial -> Listening Post (UNC: Listening Post Theta)
  
• 2R Discovery -> Anomaly (UNC: Asari Writings). The "song" commonly associated with the rachni can be heard near the wreckage.
  
• 3R Discovery -> Crashed Pod (salvage)
  
• 4R Unmarked -> Rachni colony
  
  
• 1Y Samarium -> Rare
  
• 2Y Gold -> Heavy

Erebus System
Scannable from Normandy

• UNC: Prothean Data Discs
  
• UNC: Valuable Minerals, 1x Heavy Metal

Assignments on Nepmos

• 1 Initial -> Listening post (UNC: Listening Post Alpha)
  
• 2 Discovery -> Rachni infested mine (UNC: Listening Post Alpha) (Not accessible before receiving coordinates from Lt. Durand)
  
• 3 Initial -> Crashed Probe (salvage)
  
• 4 Initial -> Mining camp (salvage). The "song" commonly associated with the rachni can be heard here.
  
• 5 Initial -> Safebox (UNC: Locate Signs of Battle)
  
• 6 Unmarked -> Rachni colony
  
• 7 Unmarked -> Rachni colony
  
  
• 1 Uranium -> Rare
  
• 2 Palladium -> Heavy
  
• 3 Titanium -> Light

Voyager Cluster

Amazon System
Scannable from Normandy

• UNC: Turian Insignias
  
• UNC: Valuable Minerals, 1x Gas, 1x Rare Element

Assignments on Agebinium

• 1R Initial -> Mine entrance (UNC: Espionage Probe)
  
• 2R Discovery -> Mine exit to mercenary camp and Mako (UNC: Espionage Probe)
  
• 3R Initial -> Crashed probe (salvage)
  
• 4R Initial -> Scavenger corpse – human male (UNC: Turian Insignias)
  
• 5R Discovery -> Charred corpse
  
  
• 1Y Beryllium -> Light
  
• 2Y Magnesium -> Light
  
• 3Y Samarium -> Rare

Columbia System
Unlocked as part of UNC: Hades' Dogs.
Scannable from Normandy

• UNC: Locate Signs of Battle, Medallion
  
• UNC: Valuable Minerals, 1x Rare Element

Assignments on Nepheron

• 1R Initial -> Underground facility (UNC: Hades' Dogs)
  
• 2R Initial -> Crashed probe (salvage - requires Advanced Electronics)
  
• 3R Initial -> Mummified salarian (UNC: Locate Signs of Battle)
  
• 4R Unmarked -> Shack (salvage)
  
• 5R Unmarked -> Thresher Maw
  
  
• 1Y Thorium -> Rare
  
• 2Y Platinum -> Heavy
  
• 3Y Beryllium -> Light

Yangtze System
Unlocked as part of UNC: Cerberus.
Scannable from Normandy

• UNC: Prothean Data Discs
  
• UNC: Valuable Minerals, 1x Light Metal, 1x Rare Element

Assignments on Binthu

• 1R Initial -> Research facility (UNC: Cerberus). Guarded by 2 Turrets.
  
• 2R Initial -> Research facility (UNC: Cerberus). Guarded by 2 Turrets.
  
• 3R Initial -> Crashed probe (salvage)
  
• 4R Initial -> Prothean pyramid (UNC: Prothean Data Discs)
  
• 5R Initial -> Research facility (UNC: Cerberus). Guarded by 2 Turrets.
  
  
• 1Y Palladium -> Heavy
  
• 2Y Uranium -> Rare

[xTS98x]

Aww hell yeah. This is very much needed for someone like me that has to collect absolutely every thing lmao

[Warden]

It's there on console at least. Thanks for putting this whole thing up! Trying to 100% everything would be a massive chore without it.

[Warden]

There's a 2nd Rachni song in Armstrong Nebula's Rayingri that I've found. West/ southwest of point 1. There's a very slight dip just east of where the island-like light blue is. It's there.

[Raggle Fraggles]

Little error in Hades Gamma > Platus > Nonuel (Planet where you do UNC The Negotiations. You have 2 labled as salvage, when it;s actually another mineral. It won't show up on the map after you survey it, but it's still a mineral you can get.

[Terra Spera]

@Finalyop: it is sometimes very subtle to hear. i had instances where i wasn't able to hear it or it cut off after a second or 2.

[Winterzauber]

@Finalyop: the background music changes

[Finalyop]

can somebody explain me the thing with the rachni song? i dont hear it

[⚔ Kassandra ⚔]

this is nice because save time but i found it more fun to drive on planets and explore

[El Michii]

noce

[🎮Foxhound_Dutch🎮]

very usefull indeed , for those collectible side missions thank you