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A cave, or cavern, is a hollow passage underground, usually with an opening to the surface. They are found on planets throughout the Milky Way Galaxy.

Troglodyte was a term meaning cave-dweller. (TOS: "The Cloud Minders")

Caves could be natural or artificial. Natural caves could be formed by water or lava flows. Ice caves also existed. (TNG: "Final Mission"; ENT: "Dawn", "The Aenar")

Caves could make excellent hiding locations, as the rocks and ores in the walls could stop sensors from penetrating them. They also made excellent shelters from the outside environments. For example, Data, Riker, and Doctor Crusher led the colonists on Melona IV to shelter in caves to escape the destruction of the Crystalline Entity. (VOY: "Parturition", "Friendship One"; DS9: "Melora"; TNG: "Angel One", "Silicon Avatar")

They were also useful hiding places. After the Vaadwaur homeworld was bombarded from orbit in the 15th century, one battalion managed to survive in an underground cavern. (VOY: "Dragon's Teeth") The unification movement on Romulus made use of a cave as a base of operation. (TNG: "Unification II") In 2371, a cave system on Avery III hid a Vidiian base. (VOY: "Faces")

Native Americans often used caves as shelters during their vision quests. (VOY: "The Fight")

On Sigma Draconis VI, caves lead into an underground complex established before the decline of its civilization. (TOS: "Spock's Brain")

The Shore Leave Planet, while artificial, featured caves. (TAS: "Once Upon a Planet")

Mintaka III exhibited karst topography, which included sinkholes, underground rivers and caverns. (TNG: "Who Watches The Watchers")

While Spock and Leonard McCoy were trapped in a Sarpeidon ice age, they took shelter in a cave. (TOS: "All Our Yesterdays")

After an asteroid hit Terra Nova in the 2080s, survivors fled to the planet's caves and eventually adapted to underground existence. (ENT: "Terra Nova")

While exploring Archer IV in 2151, a cavern was found. This turned out to be fortunate, as a storm stranded several Enterprise NX-01 crew members who then sought shelter there. (ENT: "Strange New World")

Xantoras featured a cave system stretching over at least fifty kilometers. At the time of the 2153 regime change, a Denobulan Science Academy team was studying the caves. (ENT: "The Breach")

While on Capella IV in 2267, Enterprise crewmembers took shelter in a cave. (TOS: "Friday's Child")

After being attacked by a mugato on Neural in 2268, James T. Kirk was treated in a cave. (TOS: "A Private Little War")

There was a cave near the Starnes Exploration Party on Triacus, which gave off strange tricorder readings implied to be associated with Gorgan. (TOS: "And the Children Shall Lead")

In 2285, it was revealed that the Starfleet Corps of Engineers had spent ten months excavating a massive cave system on Regula, while a matrix to terraform the caves needed only a day. (Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan)

In 2351, a ten-year-old Julian Bashir and his father Richard were trapped in a cave on Invernia II by a storm. (DS9: "Melora")

In 2366, after being stranded on Galorndon Core, Geordi La Forge and Bochra were forced to find shelter in a cave. (TNG: "The Enemy")

In 2367, Jean-Luc Picard, Wesley Crusher, and Dirgo crash landed on Lambda Paz and ultimately sought shelter in a cave. (TNG: "Final Mission")

In 2373, a group of Maquis refugees had moved to Marva IV, where they lived in caves. (DS9: "For the Uniform")

In 2373, the crew of the USS Voyager encountered a large cave-dwelling creature that ate humanoids, the Hanonian land eel. (VOY: "Basics, Part II")

Caves of note

Cave-dwelling lifeforms

Sentient

External link

Cave at Wikipedia

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 [[File:Risa cave.jpg|thumb|A cave on Risa]]
-A '''cave''', or '''cavern''', is a hollow passage underground, usually with an opening to the surface.  Caves can be both natural or artificial, and are found on most every landmass in the [[Milky Way Galaxy]].
+A '''cave''', or '''cavern''', is a hollow passage underground, usually with an opening to the surface. They are found on planets throughout the [[Milky Way Galaxy]].
+[[Troglodyte]] was a term meaning cave-dweller. ({{TOS|The Cloud Minders}})
-Caves can make excellent hiding locations, as the [[rock]]s and [[ore]]s in the walls can stop [[sensor]]s from penetrating them.  They also can make excellent shelters from the outside environments.  For example, [[Data]], [[William T. Riker|Riker]], and [[Doctor]] [[Beverly Crusher|Crusher]] led the [[colonist]]s on [[Melona IV]] to shelter in caves to escape the destruction of the [[Crystalline Entity]]. ({{TNG|Angel One|Silicon Avatar}}; {{VOY|Parturition}})
+Caves could be natural or artificial. Natural caves could be formed by [[water]] or [[lava]] flows. [[Ice]] caves also existed. ({{TNG|Final Mission}}; {{ENT|Dawn|The Aenar}})
+Caves could make excellent hiding locations, as the [[rock]]s and [[ore]]s in the walls could stop [[sensor]]s from penetrating them.  They also made excellent shelters from the outside environments. For example, [[Data]], [[William T. Riker|Riker]], and [[Doctor]] [[Beverly Crusher|Crusher]] led the [[colonist]]s on [[Melona IV]] to shelter in caves to escape the destruction of the [[Crystalline Entity]]. ({{VOY|Parturition|Friendship One}}; {{DS9|Melora}}; {{TNG|Angel One|Silicon Avatar}})
+They were also useful hiding places. After the [[Vaadwaur]] [[Vaadwaur homeworld|homeworld]] was [[Orbital bombardment|bombarded from orbit]] in the [[15th century]], one [[battalion]] managed to survive in an underground cavern. ({{VOY|Dragon's Teeth}}) The unification movement on [[Romulus]] made use of a cave as a base of operation. ({{TNG|Unification II}}) In [[2371]], a cave system on [[Avery III]] hid a [[Vidiian]] base. ({{VOY|Faces}})
 [[Native American]]s often used caves as shelters during their [[vision quest]]s. ({{VOY|The Fight}})
+On [[Sigma Draconis VI]], caves lead into an underground complex established before the decline of its civilization. ({{TOS|Spock's Brain}})
+The [[Shore Leave Planet]], while artificial, featured caves. ({{TAS|Once Upon a Planet}})
+[[Mintaka III]] exhibited [[karst topography]], which included sinkholes, underground rivers and caverns. ({{TNG|Who Watches The Watchers}})
+While [[Spock]] and [[Leonard McCoy]] were trapped in a [[Sarpeidon]] ice age, they took shelter in a cave. ({{TOS|All Our Yesterdays}})
+After an [[asteroid]] hit [[Terra Nova]] in the [[2080s]], survivors fled to the planet's caves and eventually adapted to underground existence. ({{ENT|Terra Nova}})
+While exploring [[Archer IV]] in [[2151]], a cavern was found. This turned out to be fortunate, as a storm stranded several {{EnterpriseNX}} crew members who then sought shelter there. ({{ENT|Strange New World}})
+{{dis|Xantoras|planet}} featured a cave system stretching over at least fifty kilometers. At the time of the [[2153]] regime change, a [[Denobulan Science Academy]] team was studying the caves. ({{ENT|The Breach}})
+While on [[Capella IV]] in [[2267]], ''Enterprise'' crewmembers took shelter in a cave. ({{TOS|Friday's Child}})
+After being attacked by a [[mugato]] on [[Neural]] in [[2268]], James T. Kirk was treated in a cave. ({{TOS|A Private Little War}})
+There was a cave near the [[Starnes Exploration Party]] on [[Triacus]], which gave off strange [[tricorder]] readings implied to be associated with [[Gorgan]]. ({{TOS|And the Children Shall Lead}})
 In [[2285]], it was revealed that the [[Starfleet Corps of Engineers]] had spent ten months excavating a massive cave system on [[Regula]], while a matrix to [[terraform]] the caves needed only a day. ({{film|2}})
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 In [[2351]], a ten-year-old [[Julian Bashir]] and his father [[Richard Bashir|Richard]] were trapped in a cave on [[Invernia II]] by a storm. ({{DS9|Melora}})
+In [[2366]], after being stranded on [[Galorndon Core]], [[Geordi La Forge]] and [[Bochra]] were forced to find shelter in a cave. ({{TNG|The Enemy}})
-In [[2373]], the crew of the {{USS|Voyager}} discovered a large cave-dwelling creature that ate [[humanoid]]s, the [[Hanonian land eel]]. ({{VOY|Basics, Part II}})
+In [[2367]], [[Jean-Luc Picard]], [[Wesley Crusher]], and [[Dirgo]] [[crash land]]ed on [[Lambda Paz]] and ultimately sought shelter in a cave. ({{TNG|Final Mission}})
+In [[2373]], a group of [[Maquis]] refugees had moved to [[Marva IV]], where they lived in caves. ({{DS9|For the Uniform}})
+In [[2373]], the crew of the {{USS|Voyager}} encountered a large cave-dwelling creature that ate [[humanoid]]s, the [[Hanonian land eel]]. ({{VOY|Basics, Part II}})
 == Caves of note==
+*[[Carlsbad Caverns]]
+*[[Cavern of Despair]] (mythological)
+*[[Caves of Boreth]]
 *[[Caves of Mak'ala]]
 *[[Caves of No'Mat]]
+*[[Caves of Touth]]
+*[[Ceremonial chamber]]
 *[[Fire Caves]]
+*[[Genesis cave]]
+*[[No'Mat]] [[lava]] caves
+*[[Osana caverns]]
 == Cave-dwelling lifeforms ==
 *[[Alvanian cave sloth]]
+*[[Cave dweller]]
 *[[Cave-rat]]
+*[[Cave-wasp]]
 *[[Hanonian land eel]]
 *[[Ice bore]]
 *[[Lynar]]
+===Sentient===
+*[[Horta]]
+*[[Loque'eque]]
+*[[Novan]]
+*[[Ocampan]]
+==See also==
+*[[Speleothem]]
+*[[Lava tube]]
+*''[[A Cave Beyond Logic: Vulcan Perspectives on Platonic Thought]]''
 ==External link==