Sites on every moon, the three lengths and what they pay, finds and encounters.
Lengths
Send your bug to a site with Focus; it comes back with Amber, XP and sometimes Grafts. One expedition at a time (the Compound Eyes mastery allows more). Longer runs pay more for each point of Focus.
Length
Focus
Time
Pay per Focus
Treasure
Short
15
20 minutes
Base
Base
Standard
30
1 hour
+15%
Base
Long
50
3 hours
+40%
×2
Ganymede sites
Site
Level
Short Amber
Standard Amber
Long Amber
XP (Short)
Graft tiers
Best for
Spore Sweep
1
30–60
69–138
140–280
98
T1
—
Amber Marsh
1
24–48
55–110
112–224
98
T1
2.5× collectibles
Burrow Dig
5
40–80
92–184
188–372
219
T1 70%, T2 30%
—
Hollow Stump
5
33–66
76–152
154–308
219
T1 70%, T2 30%
2.5× crates
Geyser Crawl
10
54–96
124–221
252–448
382
T2
—
Europa sites
Site
Level
Short Amber
Standard Amber
Long Amber
XP (Short)
Graft tiers
Best for
Ice Shelf Trek
10
90–165
207–379
420–770
382
T2
—
Brine Caves
10
72–132
166–304
336–616
382
T2
2.5× collectibles
Under-Ice Dive
15
100–180
230–414
468–840
555
T2 60%, T3 40%
—
Frost Garden
15
78–144
179–331
364–672
555
T2 60%, T3 40%
More Grafts
Ocean Vent
20
108–192
248–442
504–896
736
T3
—
Leviathan Graveyard
20
90–162
207–373
420–756
736
T3
2.5× crates
Io sites
Site
Level
Short Amber
Standard Amber
Long Amber
XP (Short)
Graft tiers
Best for
Ash Field
25
220–380
506–874
1,028–1,772
923
T3 70%, T4 30%
—
Sulfur Springs
25
180–312
414–718
840–1,456
923
T3 70%, T4 30%
2.5× collectibles
Lava Tube
32
240–420
552–966
1,120–1,960
1,193
T3 30%, T4 70%
—
Obsidian Maze
32
192–336
442–773
896–1,568
1,193
T3 30%, T4 70%
More Grafts
Callisto sites
Site
Level
Short Amber
Standard Amber
Long Amber
XP (Short)
Graft tiers
Best for
Fossil Beds
40
600–1,000
1,380–2,300
2,800–4,668
1,512
T4 50%, T5 50%
—
Shell Dunes
40
480–810
1,104–1,863
2,240–3,780
1,512
T4 50%, T5 50%
2.5× collectibles
Deep Fossil Beds
55
600–1,080
1,380–2,484
2,800–5,040
2,133
T5 60%, T6 40%
—
Silent Crater
55
510–900
1,173–2,070
2,380–4,200
2,133
T5 60%, T6 40%
2.5× crates
Crater Hollows
65
660–1,140
1,518–2,622
3,080–5,320
2,561
T5 30%, T6 70%
—
Bone Fields
75
720–1,200
1,656–2,760
3,360–5,600
2,999
T6
—
Elder Spire
75
570–960
1,311–2,208
2,660–4,480
2,999
T6
More Grafts
Storm Rim
85
780–1,320
1,794–3,036
3,640–6,160
3,445
T6
—
Finds
INT helps: a higher INT than expected for your level finds more Grafts (up to 2×), a lower one fewer.
Treasure is a Rare-or-better Graft of the site’s top tier.
Per 25 Focus an expedition can also find a piece of its moon’s collectible set (8%), a Drifter Plume (2%) and a crate (5%).
Scout’s Musk (an item) adds 20% to the finds of expeditions you start while it lasts.
Encounters
30% of returning expeditions bring back a choice: a stranger, a nest, a crack in the ice. Each option shows its odds; a risky one can pay more or cost some HP, Focus or a short Molt.