Changes: Mintaka III

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Mintaka III was the inhabited third planet in a star system. This was the homeworld to the Mintakans, a pre-warp proto-Vulcan humanoid species. It was also home to the non-sentient hornbuck.

By 2366, the Federation had been covertly observing the Mintakans on the planet for several years. That year, the existence of the anthropological team recording their behavior was exposed to the Mintakans when the generator powering their duck blind malfunctioned. As a result the team suffered several injuries and two fatalities, and during the course of their retrieval by the USS Enterprise-D the cultural contamination was worsened when several Mintakans witnessed the Federation's use of their advanced technology which they assumed was the power of the god they called 'The Picard'. (TNG: "Who Watches The Watchers")

Later that same year, when Captain, Jean-Luc Picard was kidnapped and held along with three other individuals of other species, one of which was actually one of the kidnappers posing as a Bolian Starfleet cadet named Mitena Haro, her knowledge of the Enterprise's visit to Mintaka III led him to realize she might be an imposter. (TNG: "Allegiance")

According to Startrek.com, the Mintaka system was located 1,500 to 2,350 light years from the Sol system. [1] The real Mintaka system (consisting of four stars) is in fact much closer, approximately 916 light years from the Sol system, and makes up the western part of the belt in the constellation Orion.

According to the Star Trek: Star Charts ("United Federation of Planets II"), the Mintaka system was located in the Beta Quadrant. This system, also known as Delta Orionis III, was a single star system. Its primary was a Class O star with a magnitude of -3, which was a thousand times brighter than Sol.

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+{{sidebar planet|
-[[Image:MintakaIII.jpg|thumb|USS ''Enterprise''-D in orbit of Mintaka III]]
+| Name            = Mintaka III
-'''Mintaka III''' is the third [[planet]] in the [[Mintaka system]], home to a [[proto-Vulcan humanoid]] species known as the [[Mintakan]]s.
+| imageOrbital    = Mintaka III, remastered.jpg
+| Type            = [[Planet]]
+| Native Species  = [[Mintakan]]s<br/>[[hornbuck|Hornbuck]]s
+| Location        =
+}}
+'''Mintaka III''' was the [[inhabited planets|inhabited]] [[third planets|third]] [[planet]] in a [[star system]]. This was the [[homeworld]] to the [[Mintakan]]s, a  [[pre-warp]] [[proto-Vulcan humanoid]] [[species]]. It was also home to the non-sentient [[hornbuck]].
-By [[2366]] the [[Federation]] had been covertly observing the Mintakans on the planet for several years.  That year the existence of the [[Anthropology|anthropological]] team recording their behavior was exposed to the Mintakans when the generator powering their [[duck blind]] malfunctioned.  As a result the team suffered several injuries and two fatalities, and during the course of their retrieval by the [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D)|USS Enterprise]] the [[cultural contamination]] was worsened when several Mintakans witnessed the Federation's use of their advanced technology.  ({{TNG|Who Watches The Watchers}})
+By [[2366]], the [[Federation]] had been covertly observing the Mintakans on the planet for several years. That year, the existence of the [[Anthropology|anthropological]] team recording their behavior was exposed to the Mintakans when the generator powering their [[duck blind]] malfunctioned. As a result the team suffered several injuries and two fatalities, and during the course of their retrieval by the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} the [[cultural contamination]] was worsened when several Mintakans witnessed the Federation's use of their advanced technology which they assumed was the power of [[Jean-Luc Picard|the god they called 'The Picard']]. ({{TNG|Who Watches The Watchers}})
+Later that same year, when [[Captain]], [[Jean-Luc Picard]] was [[Kidnapping|kidnapped]] and held along with three other individuals of other [[species]], one of which was actually one of [[Unnamed humanoids (24th century)#Abducting aliens|the kidnappers]] posing as a [[Bolian]] [[Starfleet]] [[cadet]] named [[Mitena Haro]], her knowledge of the ''Enterprise''{{'}}s visit to Mintaka III led him to realize she might be an imposter. ({{TNG|Allegiance}})
+{{bginfo|According to [[Startrek.com]], the Mintaka system was located 1,500 to 2,350 [[light year]]s from the [[Sol system]]. ''{{st.com|mintaka|}}''  The real Mintaka system (consisting of four stars) is in fact much closer, approximately 916 light years from the Sol system, and makes up the western part of the belt in the [[Orion (constellation)|constellation Orion]].|According to the ''[[Star Trek: Star Charts]]'' ("United Federation of Planets II"), the Mintaka system was located in the [[Beta Quadrant]]. This system, also known as Delta Orionis III, was a single star system. Its primary was a [[Star Trek: Star Charts#Spectral classification|Class O star]] with a magnitude of -3, which was a thousand times brighter than [[Sol]].}}
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