When you first get your hands on Destiny, Bungie’s newest blockbuster title, you’ll be granted access to the biggest game world that Bungie has ever created. The game itself takes the player to numerous locations and planets within our known solar system, including Earth, our moon, and other planets. Below is a description of all the locations in Destiny that we know will be shipped with the game at launch.

Earth:

Earth is the first location players experience. This is where Destiny’s story begins, and where the player learns how the game is played. There are numerous areas to explore as well as a handful of Story missions to progress in Destiny’s campaign. The enemy race native to Earth is primarily The Fallen, but players will encounter the Hive as well. Earth is also home to The Devils’ Lair, a cooperative Strike mission where players must take down the powerful Sepiks Prime. After a few hours of gameplay on Earth, players will be ready to conquer the other planets and locations available in Destiny.

The Moon:

The Moon, while it may be Destiny’s smallest location, is one of its most exciting. The Hive have become the native enemy on the Moon and have excavated deep under the Moon’s surface. This means that while there may only be a few locations on the surface, the deep caves and dungeons of what is known as The Hellmouth are vast and explorable. One particular Strike mission titled The Summoning Pits brings players deep into the Hellmouth. You see some awesome gameplay on the Moon in this video.

Venus:

Venus is probably the most mysterious of Destiny’s locations, and it is possible that it may even be the largest. Below is a map of all the activities and locations available on Venus.

As you can see, there are a handful of Story missions, two Strikes (titled Winter’s Run and The Nexus), as well as Destiny’s first Raid, The Vault of Glass. You can read more about Raids and endgame content here. The primary enemy on Venus are the Vex, mysterious time traveling robots fighting against the Guardians.

Mars:

Mars is Destiny’s highest level planet. This means the enemies in free-roam and open areas will be higher than those on any other planet. The native enemies of Mars are the massive Cabal, heavily armored and extremely tough to take down. Mars also has two Strike missions, on of which is exclusive to Playstation users (The Dust Palace).

Mercury:

Mercury isn’t an explorable location in Destiny, nor are there Story or Strike missions, however, there is one multiplayer map set on the burning planet. The map is called “Burning Shrine” and features Vex geometry that shifts and changes sight lines in the middle of gameplay. This map is only available as a part of the Trials of Osiris activity/gamemode. It requires the player to be level 20 as well as a rare in game currency to enter the competition.

The Reef:

As of now, The Reef is a 100% mystery. Fans have been wondering what it was ever since we saw the above concept art. The interesting part about the Reef is that it a location that Bungie has created and put in our solar system. The Reef is rumored to be the home of the Awoken, lead by the Queen of the Reef, who offers bounties for the player that can earn them special and unique gear. The Reef may also be the location of some of the game’s final story missions. While it isn’t confirmed to be explorable, there will certainly be a handful of activities for players to experience.

It’s also important to briefly touch on Destiny’s planned expansions, The House of Wolves and The Dark Below. Both of these expansions will not be adding new planets, however they will add additional missions and activities to the current planets (Earth, Moon, etc.), as well as new multiplayer maps. However, Bungie has stated that adding new locations isn’t out of the picture, it just depends on fan feedback.

In earlier trailers, other locations were mentioned such as Jupiter’s moon Europa, as well as Saturn. We haven’t seen gameplay of these specific planets, but who knows, Bungie may have a few surprises left for September 9th. Make sure to keep up on all of our Destiny coverage and share your thoughts on our forums.