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Earth
Earth (TOS 21)

Earth (TOS 21)
Coordinates 23.9, 61.8, 0.0[1]
Astrometrics Sol III
Affiliation United Federation of Planets[2]
Class M[2][3]
Natural Satellites Luna[2]
Gravity 1.0g[4]
Diameter 9,845km[4]
Equatorial Circumference 15,465km[4]
Surface Area 304,517,000km²[4]
Land Area 182,710,200km²[4]
Hydrosphere 40%[4]
Rotational Period 24 hours[4]
Points of Interest Earth Spacedock,[5] San Francisco,[6] San Francisco Fleet Yards,[2] Star Fleet Academy,[7][8] Star Fleet Headquarters[9]
Notable Species Humans[2] (pop. 10 billion),[4] Cetaceans[6]
Notable Individuals James T. Kirk,[7] Jean-Luc Picard,[10] Christopher Pike,[2] Khan Noonien Singh[11]
Notable Events World War II,[12] Eugenics Wars[13]
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Earth, the homeworld of the Human species,[2] was the third planet in the Sol system.[2] A founding member of the United Federation of Planets,[1] the planet served as the capital of the Federation.[6] In 2196, the Talosians viewed an image of the Sol system and many images of Earth’s history while accessing the U.S.S. Enterprise' NCC-1701's computer.[2] One of the most technologically-advanced worlds in the Federation, Earth (also known as Terra) produces 43% of the vessels and weapons systems used throughout the Federation, with construction plants in fourteen systems.[3] By Reference Stardate 2/2306 (June 2223), Terran shipyard produced an average of 1 Excelsior class battleship, 2 cruisers, 2 tenders, 40 warp shuttles and couriers, and 750 civilian and commercial vessels per year.[4]

Environment and Geography

Map of Earth (WoF) (Colorized; Original B&W Image)

Map of Earth (WoF) (Colorized; Original B&W Image)

A Class M planet,[2] Large portions of the planet remained off-limits to further development as conservation zones or wilderness parks.[14]

Humans spent centuries working to restore the planet's damaged ecosystems and to restore lost species,[6] including the reintroduction of humpback whales—belatedly determined to be a sapient species—via time travel in the 2220s.[6]

History

The twentieth century saw both democracy and despotism, and the conflicts between the two proved calamitous on a global scale. Two world wars resulted in hundreds of millions of deaths, both military and civilian, as well as the advent of weapons based upon nuclear fission.[12] As the century drew to a close, scientists used highly advanced genetic engineering techniques to produce a group of modified Humans who were superior to the species norm. They seized power in 40 nations. The most powerful, Khan Noonien Singh, reigned over a quarter of the planet's population at the height of his power. They soon fell out with one another, and conducted a series of internecine conflicts among themselves that, as a whole, were known as the Eugenics Wars. In 1996, Khan and more than 80 of his followers were forced to flee the planet in a DY-100 class spacecraft, which they dubbed the S.S. Botany Bay.[11]

Most contemporary accounts of the period were lost, and the historical record of the era remained fragmentary.[11] The Postatomic Horror gripped much of the planet in the latter half of the 21st century, and some areas saw a return to barbaric "courts" where guilt or innocence was less important than the entertainment of the masses, and military forces were controlled by the use of narcotics.[10]

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Notes and References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Maynard, Jeff (Author). Star Trek Maps. Star Trek. Book. Bantam Books. August 1980.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.9 Roddenberry, Gene (Executive Producer). "The Cage". Star Trek, season 0, episode 0 (Production number 01). Directed by Robert Butler. Written by Gene Roddenberry. Released 1986. Desilu Productions. 1965.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Johnson, Shane. Star Trek: The Worlds of the Federation. Pocket Books, 1989.
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 Menke, Bernard Edward and Rick David Stuart (Authors). The Federation. Star Trek: The Role Playing Game. Book 2011. Cover art by David R. Deitrick. Illustrations by Todd F. Marsh, John C. Tylk, Bob Eggleton, Daniel E. Carroll, and Jay Harris. FASA Corporation. 1986.
  5. Bennett, Harve (Producer). Star Trek III: The Search for Spock. Directed by Leonard Nimoy. Written by Harve Bennett. Paramount Pictures. 1 June 1984.
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 Bannett, Harve (Producer). Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home. Directed by Leonard Nimoy. Story by Leonard Nimoy and Harve Bennett. Screenplay by Steve Meerson & Peter Krikes and Harve Bennett & Nicholas Meyer. Paramount Pictures. 26 November 1986.
  7. 7.0 7.1 Roddenberry, Gene (Executive Producer). "Where No Man Has Gone Before". Star Trek, season 1, episode 3 (Production number 02). Directed by James Goldstone. Written by Samuel A. Peeples. Desilu Productions. 22 September 1966.
  8. Salin, Robert (Producer). Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. Directed by Nicholas Meyer. Story by Harve Bennett and Jack B. Sowards. Screenplay by Nicholas Meyer (Uncredited). Paramount Pictures. 4 June 1982.
  9. Roddenberry, Gene (Producer). Star Trek: The Motion Picture. Directed by Robert Wise. Story by Alan Dean Foster. Screenplay by Harold Livingston. Paramount Pictures. 7 December 1979.
  10. 10.0 10.1 Roddenberry, Gene (Executive Producer). "Encounter at Farpoint". Star Trek: The Next Generation, season 1, episode 1-2 (Production number 101-102). Co-Executive Producers: Rick Berman & Maurice Hurley. Directed by Corey Allen. Written by D.C. Fontana & Gene Roddenberry. Paramount Pictures. 28 September 1987.
  11. 11.0 11.1 11.2 Roddenberry, Gene (Executive Producer). "Space Seed." Star Trek, Season 1, Episode 22 (Production 24). Directed by Marc Daniels. Written by Carey Wilber (Story and Teleplay) and Gene L. Coon (Teleplay). Desilu Productions, 16 February 1967.
  12. 12.0 12.1 Roddenberry, Gene (Executive Producer). "Patterns of Force." Star Trek, Season 2, Episode 23. Directed by Vincent McEveety. Written by John Meredyth Lucas. Desilu Productions, 16 February 1968.
  13. Roddenberry, Gene (Executive Producer). "A Taste of Armageddon." Star Trek, Season 1, Episode 23 (Production 23). Directed by Joseph Pevney. Written by Robert Hamner (Story and Teleplay) and Gene L. Coon (Teleplay). Desilu Productions, 23 February 1967.
  14. Bennett, Harve (Producer). Star Trek V: The Final Frontier. Directed by William Shatner. Story by William Shatner & Harve Bennett & David Loughery. Screenplay by David Loughery. Paramount Pictures. 9 June 1989.