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| name = Venus
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| aka = Sol II
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| species = Venusians
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| location = [[Sol system]]<br />[[Sector 001]]<br />[[Alpha Quadrant]]
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| status = Undergoing [[terraformation]]
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| datestatus = 2371
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| Location = [[Sol system]]<br/>[[Sector 001]]<br/>[[Alpha Quadrant]]
  
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'''Venus''' (or '''Sol II''') was an [[inhabited planets|inhabited]] [[planet]]. The planet was located in the inner system. It was the [[second planets|second]] [[planet]] in the [[Sol system|Sol]] planetary [[star system|system]]. This system was located in [[Sector 001]] (or '''Sol sector'''), which was a region of [[space]] in the [[Alpha Quadrant]]. The planet was affiliated with the [[United Federation of Planets]].
  
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{{aquote|And there was a rather peculiar limerick being delivered by someone in the shuttlecraft bay. I'm not sure I understand it. 'There was a young lady from Venus, whose body was shaped like a&hellip;'''"<br/>"''Captain to security! Come in!''"<br/>''"&hellip;Did I say something wrong?|[[Lieutenant commander|Lt. Commander]] [[Data]]''' and '''[[Captain]] [[Jean-Luc Picard|Picard]]|2364|The Naked Now}}
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'''Venus''' (also known as '''Sol II''') was the [[inhabited planets|inhabited]] [[second planets|second]] [[planet]] of the [[Sol system|Sol]] [[star system|system]].
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== Location ==
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In the late [[19th century]], the [[orbit]]al path of Venus was depicted on a [[German]] map of the inner system. ({{s|ENT}} ''opening credits'')
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In [[2024]], the position and orbital path of Venus were depicted on a map of the Solar System, which was seen at the [[gala]] held for the [[Europa Mission]] [[astronaut]]s. ({{PIC|Two of One}})
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In [[2254]], the orbit of Venus was depicted on a map of the inner system, which was stored in the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}} [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) library computer|library computer]]. This was one of the records scanned by the [[Talosian]]s. ({{TOS|The Cage}} ''production art'')
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In [[2267]], the orbit of Venus was depicted on "Chart 14A: The Sol System", which was stored in the ''Enterprise'' library computer. This chart was scanned by the [[probe]] ''[[Nomad]]'' in [[auxiliary control]]. ({{TOS|The Changeling}} ''production art'')
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File:Ancient star chart.jpg|The orbit of Venus
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File:Sol system, The Cage.jpg|The orbit of Venus
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File:Sol system map.jpg|The orbit of Venus on "Chart 14A: The Solar System"
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== History ==
  
== History ==
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Before the invention of the [[telescope]], [[Human]]s discovered Venus in the night sky. This planet was explored by unmanned [[NASA]] [[spacecraft]] in the twenty-two [[year]]s that followed the launch of ''[[Sputnik]]'' in [[1957]]. As of [[1953]], Venus was also featured in [[science fiction]] [[magazine]]s, e.g., in ''[[Incredible Tales of Scientific Wonder]]'' with a [[story]] called "[[Venusian Chronicles]]" written by [[Hugh Campbell]]. ({{TNG|Loud As A Whisper}} ''[[okudagram]]''; {{DS9|Far Beyond the Stars}})
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[[Hugh Campbell]] wrote a story called "[[Venusian Chronicles]]" for the [[January]] [[1953]] issue of ''[[Incredible Tales]]'' [[magazine]]. ({{DS9|Far Beyond the Stars}})
  
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In [[2254]], Venus was seen on a map depicting the inner Sol system. This map was scanned by the [[Talosian]]s. ({{TOS|The Cage}})
  
   
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{{bginfo|In [[2254]], the [[Talosian]]s tapped into the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}}'s computer database, which included information on [[Mariner 2]]. While not shown on screen, this NASA probe was the first to successfully fly by Venus in 1964.}}
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[[2267|Three years later]], Venus was seen on a chart depicting the Sol system. This map was scanned by ''[[Nomad]]''. ({{TOS|The Changeling}})
  
   
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''In an [[alternate timeline]] in which the Federation never formed due to [[Romulan]] interference, [[United Earth]] had colonized Venus by the mid-[[23rd century]].'' ({{SNW|Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow}})
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In [[2364]], when the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} [[crew]] was infected with [[polywater intoxication]], an [[officer]] serving in the [[shuttlebay]] delivered an inappropriate [[limerick]] over the comm to other crewmembers. ("''There was a young woman from Venus whose body was shaped like a''...") Hearing this, [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Data]] began to repeat the limerick, but was cut off by [[Captain]] [[Jean-Luc Picard|Picard]] before completing it. ({{TNG|The Naked Now}})
  
   
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During his early career in the [[2340s]], [[Chakotay]] spent a couple of [[month]]s on Venus to learn how to [[pilot]] a [[shuttle]] in atmospheric storms. After he had finished his training, he spent a [[semester]] learning to dodge [[asteroid]]s in the {{dis|asteroid belt|Sol system}}. ({{VOY|Future's End, Part II}})
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In the late [[24th century]], Venus had a number of [[terraforming]] [[outpost|stations]] on its surface. ({{DS9|Past Tense, Part I}})
 
   
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In [[2364]], when the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} [[crew]] was infected with [[polywater intoxication]], an [[officer]] serving in the [[shuttlebay]] delivered an inappropriate [[limerick]] over the comm to other crewmembers. ("''There was a young lady from Venus whose [[body]] was shaped like a''&hellip;") Hearing this, [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Data]] began to repeat the limerick, but was cut off by [[Captain]] [[Jean-Luc Picard|Picard]] before completing it. ({{TNG|The Naked Now}})
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During his early career, [[Chakotay]] spent a couple of [[month]]s on Venus to learn how to [[pilot]] a [[shuttle]] in atmospheric storms. After he had finishing his training, he spent a semester learning to dodge asteroids in the asteroid belt. ({{VOY|Future's End, Part II}})
  
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By [[2371]], Venus had a number of [[terraforming station]]s on its surface. ({{DS9|Past Tense, Part I}})
   
 
''In an [[alternate timeline]], [[Miles O'Brien]], while still in the [[24th century]], noted that the terraforming stations on Venus were ''gone'', following the creation of an alternate timeline created when [[Benjamin Sisko]], [[Jadzia Dax]], and [[Julian Bashir]] disrupted [[history]] after [[time travel|transporting]] to the [[21st century]].'' ({{DS9|Past Tense, Part I}})
  
''In an [[alternate timeline]], [[Miles O'Brien]], while still in the [[24th century]], noted that the terraforming stations on Venus were ''gone'', following the creation of an alternate timeline created when [[Benjamin Sisko]], [[Jadzia Dax]], and [[Julian Bashir]] disrupted [[history]] after [[time travel|transporting]] to the [[21st century]].'' ({{DS9|Past Tense, Part I}})
   
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File:Star-chart alpha-beta quadrant.jpg|The location of Sol on "The Explored Galaxy"
  
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File:Spaceflight Chronology starchart 1.jpg|The location of Sol on a star chart
  
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File:Earth solar system, The changeling.jpg|''Chart 14A: The Sol System.'' The location of Venus
  
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File:Sol_system,_The_Cage.jpg|The location of Venus.
  
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== Background Information ==
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== Appendices ==
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=== Star Chart ===
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=== See also ===
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* [[Venus drug]]
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This chart naming stars within 20 light years of Sol was drawn by [[Rick Sternbach]] for the ''[[Star Trek Spaceflight Chronology]]'' in the late 1970s. Found on page 77, this chart showed Earth commercial and exploration routes after the use of [[warp drive]] began. This chart would be seen in the episodes ''[[The Naked Now]]'', ''[[The Last Outpost]]'', ''[[Datalore]]'', and ''[[Conspiracy]]''.
  
   
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=== "The Explored Galaxy" ===
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=== Background information ===
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In a filmed but [[deleted scene|deleted]] [[James T. Kirk|Kirk]] voice-over which originally introduced {{TOS|Where No Man Has Gone Before}}, Venus was mentioned by Kirk as one of multiple "specks of dust" while the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}} was on a heading out of the [[Milky Way Galaxy]]. ("Where No Man Has Gone Before" (Rare and Unaired Alternate Version), [[TOS Season 3 Blu-ray]] special features)
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This chart was first seen, chronologically, in [[2293]]. ({{film|6}}) This chart was also seen in several ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' and ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'' episodes set in the [[24th century]], from the year [[2364]] to [[2370]]. These were: {{TNG|Conspiracy|The Measure Of A Man|The Emissary|The Mind's Eye|The Game}} and {{DS9|In the Hands of the Prophets|Cardassians}}.
  
   
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In the final revised draft script of {{TOS|The Conscience of the King}}, a performance of ''[[Hamlet]]'' by the [[Karidian Company of Players]] was referred to as having "decor carried out in a strange Venusian version of [[castle]] and grounds."
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Venus was classified as a [[Star Trek: Star Charts#Planetary classification|N-class planet]]. This planet was a charter member of the [[United Federation of Planets]] in [[2161]]. In the late [[24th century]], a major orbital facility was the Aphrodite Terraforming Station. (Pgs. 38, "United Federation of Planets I")
  
   
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According to ''[[Star Trek: Star Charts]]'' (p. 38; "United Federation of Planets I"), Venus was classified as an [[Star Trek: Star Charts#Planetary classification|N-class planet]]. This planet was a charter member of the [[United Federation of Planets]] in [[2161]]. In the late [[24th century]], a major orbital facility was the Aphrodite Terraforming Station.
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== Apocrypha ==
  
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In the [[Fifteenth UK Story Arc]], set in the late 2260s, a research depot on Venus lent the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}} experimental repair [[robot]]s.
  
   
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In the [[Fifteenth UK Story Arc]], set in the late 2260s, a research depot on Venus lent the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}} experimental repair [[robot]]s.
   
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Latest revision as of 20:02, 21 March 2024

Multiple realities
(covers information from several alternate timelines)

"And there was a rather peculiar limerick being delivered by someone in the shuttlecraft bay. I'm not sure I understand it. 'There was a young lady from Venus, whose body was shaped like a…'"
"Captain to security! Come in!"
"…Did I say something wrong?"

Venus (also known as Sol II) was the inhabited second planet of the Sol system.

Location

In the late 19th century, the orbital path of Venus was depicted on a German map of the inner system. (Star Trek: Enterprise opening credits)

In 2024, the position and orbital path of Venus were depicted on a map of the Solar System, which was seen at the gala held for the Europa Mission astronauts. (PIC: "Two of One")

In 2254, the orbit of Venus was depicted on a map of the inner system, which was stored in the USS Enterprise library computer. This was one of the records scanned by the Talosians. (TOS: "The Cage" production art)

In 2267, the orbit of Venus was depicted on "Chart 14A: The Sol System", which was stored in the Enterprise library computer. This chart was scanned by the probe Nomad in auxiliary control. (TOS: "The Changeling" production art)

History

Before the invention of the telescope, Humans discovered Venus in the night sky. This planet was explored by unmanned NASA spacecraft in the twenty-two years that followed the launch of Sputnik in 1957. As of 1953, Venus was also featured in science fiction magazines, e.g., in Incredible Tales of Scientific Wonder with a story called "Venusian Chronicles" written by Hugh Campbell. (TNG: "Loud As A Whisper" okudagram; DS9: "Far Beyond the Stars")

In 2254, the Talosians tapped into the USS Enterprise's computer database, which included information on Mariner 2. While not shown on screen, this NASA probe was the first to successfully fly by Venus in 1964.

In an alternate timeline in which the Federation never formed due to Romulan interference, United Earth had colonized Venus by the mid-23rd century. (SNW: "Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow")

During his early career in the 2340s, Chakotay spent a couple of months on Venus to learn how to pilot a shuttle in atmospheric storms. After he had finished his training, he spent a semester learning to dodge asteroids in the asteroid belt. (VOY: "Future's End, Part II")

In 2364, when the USS Enterprise-D crew was infected with polywater intoxication, an officer serving in the shuttlebay delivered an inappropriate limerick over the comm to other crewmembers. ("There was a young lady from Venus whose body was shaped like a…") Hearing this, Lieutenant Commander Data began to repeat the limerick, but was cut off by Captain Picard before completing it. (TNG: "The Naked Now")

By 2371, Venus had a number of terraforming stations on its surface. (DS9: "Past Tense, Part I")

In an alternate timeline, Miles O'Brien, while still in the 24th century, noted that the terraforming stations on Venus were gone, following the creation of an alternate timeline created when Benjamin Sisko, Jadzia Dax, and Julian Bashir disrupted history after transporting to the 21st century. (DS9: "Past Tense, Part I")

The Sol System
Sol
Mercury • Venus • Earth (Luna) • Mars (Deimos) • Asteroid belt • Jupiter (Io; Ganymede; Europa) • Saturn (Mimas; Rhea; Titan) • Uranus • Neptune (Triton) • Pluto

Appendices

See also

Background information

In a filmed but deleted Kirk voice-over which originally introduced TOS: "Where No Man Has Gone Before", Venus was mentioned by Kirk as one of multiple "specks of dust" while the USS Enterprise was on a heading out of the Milky Way Galaxy. ("Where No Man Has Gone Before" (Rare and Unaired Alternate Version), TOS Season 3 Blu-ray special features)

In the final revised draft script of TOS: "The Conscience of the King", a performance of Hamlet by the Karidian Company of Players was referred to as having "decor carried out in a strange Venusian version of castle and grounds."

According to Star Trek: Star Charts (p. 38; "United Federation of Planets I"), Venus was classified as an N-class planet. This planet was a charter member of the United Federation of Planets in 2161. In the late 24th century, a major orbital facility was the Aphrodite Terraforming Station.

Apocrypha

In the Fifteenth UK Story Arc, set in the late 2260s, a research depot on Venus lent the USS Enterprise experimental repair robots.

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