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A '''temporal wake''' is a physical phenomenon created by a [[temporal vortex]] that protects anything in the area of space immediately surrounding a rift from a change or alteration of the timeline.
 
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[[File:Temporal wake.jpg|thumb|The ''Enterprise'' caught in a temporal wake]]
 
A '''temporal wake''' is an energetic phenomenon that can be created as a byproduct of a [[temporal vortex]], insulating anything caught inside from an alteration of the timeline.
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In [[2373]], a [[Borg sphere]] generated a temporal vortex to the year [[2063]], where they changed history by stopping [[Zefram Cochrane]]'s first [[warp]] flight, and [[Assimilation|assimilating]] [[humanity]]. Having become caught in the vortex's wake, the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-E|-E}} remained unaffected by the alteration to history, allowing the crew to follow the sphere through the vortex and restore the timeline. ({{film|8}})
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==See also==
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*[[Subspace bubble]]
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*[[Temporal shielding]]
   
In [[2373]], a [[Borg cube]] attacking [[Earth]] released a [[Borg sphere]] which created a [[temporal rift]] that took it back to mid-[[21st century]] Earth. The [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-E)|USS ''Enterprise''-E]], however, was caught in the temporal wake of the rift, and was able to follow the sphere through time and prevent the [[assimilation]] of [[Human]]ity. ({{film|8}})
 
 
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Temporal wake

The Enterprise caught in a temporal wake

A temporal wake is an energetic phenomenon that can be created as a byproduct of a temporal vortex, insulating anything caught inside from an alteration of the timeline.

In 2373, a Borg sphere generated a temporal vortex to the year 2063, where they changed history by stopping Zefram Cochrane's first warp flight, and assimilating humanity. Having become caught in the vortex's wake, the USS Enterprise-E remained unaffected by the alteration to history, allowing the crew to follow the sphere through the vortex and restore the timeline. (Star Trek: First Contact)

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