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Scan Points (also known as Scan Cursors or Scan Targets) appear when using the Scan Visor in Metroid Prime and Metroid Prime Hunters.
A Scan Point is a square icon that is color-coded and represents what objects can be scanned in the area. In Prime, environment objects have an orange Scan Point, while mission-critical objects such as Interface Modules will have a red Scan Point. Both have a small, Chozo Artifact-like symbol on them. In Hunters, there are five types of Scan Points, four of which correspond to categories in the Logbook and the fifth of which (a black exclamation mark in a red circle) is used for mission-important objects like switches and computer terminals. In both games, already-scanned Points are blurred in color and slightly transparent.
Scan Points are retained in the New Play Control! and Metroid Prime Trilogy versions of Prime, but Metroid Prime 2: Echoes and Metroid Prime 3: Corruption color-code the entire object instead of laying a Scan Point over it. Blue represents normal objects, red represents mission critical objects, and green represents already scanned objects.
Official data[]
Metroid Prime Hunters manual[]
"This cursor indicates an object you can scan."
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Targeting Reticule | Threat Assessment | Radar | Map | Energy Meter | Phazon level | "Heart Monitor" Translator Module | Screen-Shot Tool | "Low battery warning" | Sight Window | Scan Point | Infrared Ray Scope Charge Meter | Missile Counter | Ammo Gauge | Visor Select | Command Icon | Hover Gauge | Aeion Gauge | Bookmark/Map Pin | Nav point | Points bonus |