Mars
| Official Name: | United Martian Colonies[2] (founded 2103)[3] |
| Affiliation: | United Earth Republic,[4] United Federation of Planets[5] |
| Location: | Sol IV,[5] Sol Sector[1] (Sector 001),[6] Alpha Quadrant[1] |
| Distance from Star: | 227,940,000 km[1] |
| Orbital Period: | 686.9 days[1] |
| Rotational Period: | 24 hours, 37 minutes[1] |
| Class: | M[7] (K prior to terraforming)[1] |
| Surface Temperature: | -120°C to 25°C[1] |
| Diameter: | 6790 km[1] |
| Gravity: | 0.38g[1] |
| Natural Satellites: | Phobos, Deimos[4][8] |
| Points of Interest: | Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards,[9] Olympus Mons, Valles Marineris[1] |
| Notable Species: | Humans[2] |
| Notable Individuals: | Mira Romaine,[10] Simon Tarses[11] |
| Notable Events: |
The first Human settlers arrived on Mars in 2103.[3] Some of the colony's first settlers included ancestors of Jean-Luc Picard.[12] The colony's original flag was based on a painting of a bullfighter on velvet.[1] In 2105, a serial murderer killed eight women, and the crime would go unsolved until 2267.[13]
Mira Romaine[10] and Simon Tarses[11] were both born on Mars. Leah Brahms resided on Mars while working on the Galaxy class starship project at Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards.[9]
Environment & Geography
By 2155, the terraforming of Mars was well underway, and only thermal insulation gear and simple breathing masks were needed to venture onto the planet's surface, rather than full environmental suits.[4] By the 24th century, Mars had been completely terraformed.[7] Only 10% of Mars' surface is covered by water, nearly all of which is in freshwater lakes created from existing impact craters.[14]
One of Mars' most famous features is Olympus Mons, an extinct volcano and the tallest mountain in the Sol system. Another notable feature is Valles Marineris, a network of steep canyons that stretches for 4000 kilometers. Hellas Mare is a huge freshwater lake in the southern hemisphere created from Mars' largest impact crater, Hellas Planitia.[14]
References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 "Star Trek: Star Charts." Star Trek. Book. Pocket Books. October 2002.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Court Martial." Star Trek, Episode 14. Television. 2 February 1967.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "The 37s." Star Trek: Voyager, Episode 120. Television. 28 August 1995.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Demons." Star Trek: Enterprise, Episode 96. Television. 6 May 2005.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "The Cage." Star Trek, Episode 00. Television. Unaired (1965).
- ↑ "The Best of Both Worlds, Part II." Star Trek: The Next Generation, Episode 175. Television. 24 September 1990.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Mosaic." Star Trek: Voyager. Novel. October 1996.
- ↑ "Terra Prime." Star Trek: Enterprise, Episode 97. Television. 13 May 2005.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Booby Trap." Star Trek: The Next Generation, Episode 154. Television. 30 October 1989.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "The Lights of Zetar." Star Trek, Episode 73. Television. 31 January 1969.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 "The Drumhead." Star Trek: The Next Generation, Episode 195. Television. 29 April 1991.
- ↑ Star Trek: Generations. Film. 18 November 1994.
- ↑ "Wolf in the Fold." Star Trek, Episode 36. Television. 22 December 1967.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 "Worlds." Star Trek Role Playing Game, book 7. Game. Decipher, Inc. 2005.
