Changes: Iridium

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Iridium is an element that could be used in the repair of starships. It has a very brief half-life.

In 2262, the SS Beagle was in desperate need of iridium after suffering damage. Captain Merik decided to enter orbit of 892-IV and sent down a landing party to find some iridium ore. (TOS: "Bread and Circuses")

The Nechisti shrine on the Nechani homeworld contained traces of iridium ions. When the USS Voyager visited the planet in 2373, The Doctor determined that they played a key role in protecting the Nechisti Order monks from the biogenic field of the shrine, by inducing a temporary dielectric effect in their outer epidermis that neutralized some of the energy. This phenomenon also protected Kathryn Janeway as she carried Kes into the shrine to be healed. (VOY: "Sacred Ground")

In 2376, Seven of Nine and Tuvok attempted to undertake a mission to study a micro-nebula 1.6 light years from Norcadia Prime. Some of the readings they took from Voyager showed iridium oxide particulates, however Penk's starship attacked them before they could study it. (VOY: "Tsunkatse")

In 2377, Voyager traded with a Dralian named Gar for high-grade iridium before he stole The Doctor's program. Tuvok surmised that since iridium has a brief half-life, and Gar's ship was slow, he must have gotten it within three light years. They then discovered a Telsian iridium mine on an asteroid from which Gar had stolen 20,000 kilograms of iridium ore. (VOY: "Critical Care")

External links

Iridium at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
Iridium at Wikipedia

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+{{Sidebar element|
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+| Name              = Iridium
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+| Symbol            = Ir
-| class="odd" | Name:
+| ANum              = 77
-| class="even" | Iridium
+}}
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+'''Iridium''' is an [[element]] that could be used in the repair of [[starship]]s. It has a very brief [[half-life]].
-| class="odd" | Symbol:
-| class="even" | Ir
-|-
-| class="odd" | Atomic number:
-| class="even" | 77
-|}
-'''Iridium''' is an [[element]], used in the repair of [[starship]]s. It has a very brief [[half-life]].
-In [[2262]], the [[SS Beagle|SS ''Beagle'']] was in desperate need of Iridium after suffering damage. [[Captain]] [[R.M. Merik|Merik]] decided to enter [[orbit]] of [[892-IV]] and sent down a [[landing party]] to find some iridium, but the local people, who were similar to the ancient [[Roman|Romans]] of [[Earth]], imprisoned and killed the away team. ({{TOS|Bread and Circuses}})
+In [[2262]], the {{SS|Beagle}} was in desperate need of iridium after suffering damage. [[Captain]] [[R.M. Merik|Merik]] decided to enter [[orbit]] of [[892-IV]] and sent down a [[landing party]] to find some iridium [[ore]]. ({{TOS|Bread and Circuses}})
-In [[2373]], when the [[USS Voyager|USS ''Voyager'']] visited a [[Nechani]] shrine, [[Chakotay]] picked up high levels of iridium ions. [[The Doctor]] later found that these caused a temporary di-electric effect in the outer epidermal layers, which protected [[Captain]] [[Kathryn Janeway|Janeway]] from some of the biogenic energy, so she could save [[Kes]] who had been captured in the shrine. ({{VOY|Sacred Ground}})
+The [[Nechisti shrine]] on the [[Nechani]] [[homeworld]] contained traces of iridium [[ion]]s. When the {{USS|Voyager}} visited the planet in [[2373]], [[The Doctor]] determined that they played a key role in protecting the [[Nechisti Order]] [[monk]]s from the [[biogenic field]] of the shrine, by inducing a temporary [[dielectric effect]] in their [[skin|outer epidermis]] that neutralized some of the energy. This phenomenon also protected [[Kathryn Janeway]] as she carried [[Kes]] into the shrine to be healed. ({{VOY|Sacred Ground}})
-In [[2376]], [[Seven of Nine]] and [[Tuvok]] attempted to undertake a mission to study a [[Micro-nebula]] 1.6 [[light year]]s from [[Norcadia Prime]]. Some of the readings they took from ''Voyager'' showed iridium oxide particulates, however [[Penk]]s ship kidnapped them before they could study it. ({{VOY|Tsunkatse}})
+In [[2376]], [[Seven of Nine]] and [[Tuvok]] attempted to undertake a mission to study a [[micro-nebula]] 1.6 [[light year]]s from [[Norcadia Prime]]. Some of the readings they took from ''Voyager'' showed iridium oxide particulates, however [[Penk's starship]] attacked them before they could study it. ({{VOY|Tsunkatse}})
-In [[2377]], ''Voyager'' traded with a [[Dralian]] named [[Gar]] for high-grade iridium, before he stole the Doctor's program. Tuvok surmised that since iridium has a brief half-life, and Gar's ship was slow, he must have gotten it within 3 light years. They then discovered a [[Telsian]] iridium [[mining|mine]] on an [[asteroid]], that Gar had stolen 20,000 kilos of iridium ore from. ({{VOY|Critical Care}})
+In [[2377]], ''Voyager'' traded with a [[Dralian]] named [[Gar]] for high-grade iridium before he stole The Doctor's program. Tuvok surmised that since iridium has a brief half-life, and Gar's ship was slow, he must have gotten it within three light years. They then discovered a [[Telsian]] iridium [[mining|mine]] on an [[asteroid]] from which Gar had stolen 20,000 [[kilogram]]s of iridium ore. ({{VOY|Critical Care}})
-==Other References==
+==External links==
+* {{mbeta}}
-* [[TOS]]: "[[Bread and Circuses]]"
+* {{wikipedia}}
+[[de:Iridium]]
-==External Links==
-* {{wikipedia|Iridium}}
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 [[Category:Elements]]