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| + | There is a standard [[Federation]] system of '''planetary classification'''. [[Planet]]s are classified into a number of categories, depending on various factors such as atmospheric composition, surface temperature, vegetation and size. Each class is designated with a letter, for example, [[Class M]] (named based on the [[Vulcan]] terminology "[[Minshara class|''minshara''-class]]") is the most suitable for humanoid lifeform longterm habitation. |
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| + | ==Planetary Classes== |
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| − | <tr><td colspan="2" style="text-align: center">[[Image:Star Trek Star Charts cover.jpg|200px|Star Trek Star Charts cover]]</td></tr> |
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| + | *[[Class D]]: A [[moon]] or [[asteroid]]al body. |
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| − | <tr><td class="odd">Author:</td><td class="even">Geoffrey Mandel</td></tr> |
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| + | *[[Class H]]: Dry, marginally habitable, irradiated. |
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| − | <tr><td class="odd">Illustrator:</td><td class="even">Geoffrey Mandel</td></tr> |
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| + | *[[Class J]]: Gaseous body. |
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| − | <tr><td class="odd">Published:</td><td class="even">2002-10-08</td></tr> |
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| + | *[[Class K]]: Standard gravity and conditions, thin atmosphere. |
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| − | <tr><td class="odd">Pages:</td><td class="even">96</td></tr> |
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| + | *[[Class L]]: Rocky, greenhouse-effected, marginally habitable. |
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| − | <tr><td class="odd">Reference #:</td><td class="even">ISBN 0-7434-3770-5</td></tr> |
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| + | *[[Class M]]: Terrestrial. |
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| + | *[[Class N]]: Pelagic. |
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| + | *[[Class Y]]: Demon. |
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| − | '''''Star Trek Star Charts''''' is a guide to the ''Star Trek'' universe — the stars and planets of the [[United Federation of Planets]] and the other powers of the [[Milky Way Galaxy]]. It includes background information on the classification systems used for identifying [[star]]s and [[planet]]s. |
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| − | ==Book Description== |
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| + | :''The [[Star Trek: Star Charts]] book, which was authored and advised by Trek staffers, lists many other planetary classes which may one day be recognized onscreen, but as of now they remain conjectural.'' |
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| − | ''"...all I ask is a tall ship, and a star to steer her by."'' |
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| + | ===Conjectural Planetary Classes=== |
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| + | *''[[Class A]]: Geothermally active.'' |
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| − | From the earliest days of explorations, there has always been one tried-and-true way to navigate through uncharted reaches and one to find the way home -- the stars. Ancient mariners prized their star charts, knowing that they could guide them safely into a friendly port or lead them to the reaches of the mysterious East. Modes of transportation have changes but the stars are still our constant. When man took his first step into space armed with the very latest in computers, he took with him the same tool for reading the stars that the men who sailed under canvas carried. |
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| + | *''[[Class B]].'' |
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| + | *''[[Class C]].'' |
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| − | When humans launched the first ship designed for long-range missions into the deep waters of interstellar space, the Vulcan High Command provided their star charts for the ''Enterprise''. But Jonathan Archer was not content with relying on the known. Although he used the Vulcan charts, he also added to them, and greatly expanded Starfleet's knowledge of the galaxy. Every generation of starship captain that followed has built on Archer's first steps. |
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| + | *''[[Class E]].'' |
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| + | *''[[Class F]].'' |
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| − | Follow the course set by Archer, Kirk, Picard, Sisko, and Janeway. Relive their extraordinary adventures as you find here, for the first time, the star maps that chart the routes these famous explorers took. |
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| + | *''[[Class G]].'' |
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| + | *''[[Class I]].'' |
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| + | *''[[Class N]].'' |
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| − | BACKGROUND INFO HERE |
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| + | *''[[Class O]]: mostly ocean'' |
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| + | *''[[Class P]].'' |
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| + | *''[[Class Q]].'' |
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| + | *''[[Class R]].'' |
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| + | *''[[Class S]].'' |
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| + | *''[[Class T]].'' |
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Revision as of 15:43, 12 September 2004
There is a standard Federation system of planetary classification. Planets are classified into a number of categories, depending on various factors such as atmospheric composition, surface temperature, vegetation and size. Each class is designated with a letter, for example, Class M (named based on the Vulcan terminology "minshara-class") is the most suitable for humanoid lifeform longterm habitation.
Planetary Classes
- Class D: A moon or asteroidal body.
- Class H: Dry, marginally habitable, irradiated.
- Class J: Gaseous body.
- Class K: Standard gravity and conditions, thin atmosphere.
- Class L: Rocky, greenhouse-effected, marginally habitable.
- Class M: Terrestrial.
- Class N: Pelagic.
- Class Y: Demon.
Appendices
Background
- The Star Trek: Star Charts book, which was authored and advised by Trek staffers, lists many other planetary classes which may one day be recognized onscreen, but as of now they remain conjectural.