Jupiter

Jupiter

Template:Disambiguate Template:Disambiguate Jupiter (or Sol V) was the fifth and largest planet of the Sol system. It had many moons, including Ganymede, and was located close to the asteroid belt. (TOS: "The Changeling", "By Any Other Name"; Star Trek: The Motion Picture)

A close-up image of Jupiter was contained in the library computer aboard the USS Enterprise. This data was flashed on a viewscreen when the Talosians scanned the Enterprise computer in 2254. (TOS: "The Cage" remastered)

This image featured Jupiter's famous Great Red Spot.

History

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The USS Enterprise traveling past Jupiter

In the 1970s, this planet was surveyed by a Pioneer Space Program probe. This probe discovered the planet's magnetic field and magnetosphere. (TNG: "Loud As A Whisper")

In 2143, the NX-Alpha was destroyed near Jupiter shortly after breaking the warp 2 barrier. By 2151, Jupiter Station in orbit of Jupiter served as a repair facility to Earth Starfleet and the Earth Cargo Service. (ENT: "Silent Enemy", "Fortunate Son", "First Flight", et al.)

Jupiter Outpost 92 was one of the outposts established in the vicinity of the planet. (TNG: "The Best of Both Worlds, Part II")

Jupiter was seen on a map depicting the Sol system scanned by Nomad. (TOS: "The Changeling")

According to Arex, the cosmic cloud encountered by the USS Enterprise in 2269 was twice the diameters of Jupiter, Saturn, and Neptune in size. (TAS: "One of Our Planets Is Missing")

In 2273, the Enterprise flew past Jupiter on its way to intercept V'Ger.

Tours of the lava flows on its third moon were popular by 2377. (VOY: "Life Line")

The destruction of NX-Alpha near Jupiter in 2143

The location of Sol on "The Explored Galaxy" wall chart

Star chart depicting Sol and Jupiter in relation to other nearby locations

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Chart 14A: The Sol System: The location of Jupiter

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Background Information

Jupiter was named after the Roman king of the gods in Earth's mythology.

A balloon-borne craft in the atmosphere of Jupiter

A painting seen in several episodes aboard the USS Enterprise-D was originally created by Rick Sternbach to illustrate a (non-Trek) science fiction story called "The Anvil of Jove". As such, it depicts a plane-like craft tethered to a balloon, cruising the atmosphere of Jupiter. [1]

By the time of its appearance in Star Trek: The Motion Picture, set in the 2270s, the Great Red Spot, usually considered to be a temporal (though centuries old) feature, still seems to exist and look very similar to how it looks now.

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine set decorations mention the Jupiter Mining Corporation, which may be associated with this planet.

The chart of Sol/Jupiter in relation to nearby astronomical objects seen in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan was taken from page T0:02:07:02 of the Star Fleet Technical Manual by Franz Joseph.

According to Star Trek: Star Charts (Pgs. 22, "United Federation of Planets I"), Jupiter was classified as a J-class planet. This planet was a charter member of the United Federation of Planets in 2161.

External links

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• Jupiter at Wikipedia
• Moons of Jupiter at Wikipedia