Landing cradle

A landing cradle is an object of Chozo design. One is present in the Escape Pod Bay of SkyTown, Elysia. It is designed to receive small Escape Pods, which will remain in the cradle once they have landed. After Samus moves the Spire Dock over the Elysia Seed Shield, she escapes in an Evacuation Pod before the Spire drops the Theronian Bomb on the Shield. The Evacuation Pod automatically flies to the Escape Pod Bay and lands in this cradle, where it stays for the rest of the mission. The cradle's presence in Escape Pod Bay constitutes the room as a Landing Site, albeit a non-traditional one as Samus cannot land her Gunship in the room. Whether any other cradles exist on SkyTown or other Chozo planets is unknown, but likely.

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"Structure appears to be a landing cradle designed for small evacuation pods."