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| − | A '''pulsar grid''' was a map that |
+ | A '''pulsar grid''' was a map that used data on [[pulsar]]s to indicate the location of a [[star system]]. |
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+ | When the {{class|NX}} [[starship]] {{NX|Enterprise}} discovered an [[Axanar]] vessel in [[2151]], the [[Starfleet]] crew sent a pulsar grid to the alien ship. The grid showed the location of the [[Sol|Sol system]].({{ENT|Fight or Flight}}) |
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| + | [[File:Pulsar grid in vger databanks.jpg|thumb|Pulsar grid in [[V'ger]] databanks, copied from the Pioneer 10 plaque]] |
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| + | While never pointed out as such, a map showing the location of Earth using this method was included on the [[Pioneer 10]] probe, seen in {{film|5}}, and the same plaque was also in the memory banks of [[V'ger]]. |
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| + | ==See also== |
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| + | *[[Pulsar triangulation]] |
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Revision as of 12:38, 24 October 2015
A pulsar grid was a map that used data on pulsars to indicate the location of a star system.
When the NX-class starship Enterprise discovered an Axanar vessel in 2151, the Starfleet crew sent a pulsar grid to the alien ship. The grid showed the location of the Sol system.(ENT: "Fight or Flight")
Background information
Pulsar grid in V'ger databanks, copied from the Pioneer 10 plaque
While never pointed out as such, a map showing the location of Earth using this method was included on the Pioneer 10 probe, seen in Star Trek V: The Final Frontier, and the same plaque was also in the memory banks of V'ger.