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Earth (also known as Terra or Sol III) is a class M planet, the third planet in the Sol star system. It is the Federation capital, and the primary political subdivision of United Earth, one of five founding members of the United Federation of Planets. Its sentient species include Terrans and cetaceans.

It has one moon, Luna.

It is often called Terra, its Latin name, by many non-humans throughout the Federation. (DS9 novella Andor: Paradigm) The term Terran can refer to humanity in general, to things related to Earth, or specifically to its citizens. See also Terran Empire.

Contents 1 History 1.1 Early history 1.2 Humanity 2 Alternate Timelines 3 Geography 3.1 Bodies of Water 3.2 Continents (and Provinces) 3.3 Geographic Features 3.4 Cities and Settlements 3.5 Points of Interest 3.6 Moons and Satellites 4 Notable Locales 5 Natural History 5.1 Flora 5.2 Fauna 5.3 Species and cultures originating from Earth 6 Earth-related Categories 7 Appendices 7.1 Connections 7.1.1 Event connections 7.1.2 Political and geographical connections 7.2 External links

HistoryEdit

See also Human and United Earth.

Early historyEdit

Earth was formed 4.6 billion years ago within a nascent Sol system. Its biosphere began forming 3.5bn years back as amino acids appeared in the region known as France (TNG episode and novelization "All Good Things..."). 2 billion years ago, single-celled life began evolving. (Last Unicorn RPG module: All Our Yesterdays: The Time Travel Sourcebook)

Life on Earth evolved. For several million years dinosaurs were ascendant. Their era ended when a large asteroid, or comet, hit Earth during the galactic battle between the Q and the forces of the being 0 (The Q Continuum, ENT episode: "Azati Prime"). One dinosaur species survived to become the Delta-quadrant species Voth (VOY episode: "Distant Origin"). The Preservers moved another promising, reptilian species off Terra to ensure their development, and they became the Clan Ru. (TOS novel: First Frontier)

As mammals reclaimed a mending planet, primates dominated the land while cetaceans ruled at sea. At one point, a probe from an alien cetacean race made contact with native humpback whales (TOS movie: Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, TOS novel: Probe). Several alien races contacted, and were worshipped by, early Terrans. (TOS episode: "Who Mourns for Adonais?"; TAS episode: "How Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth?")

In the last half of the 20th century, a subculture developed which believed that the planet had been visited by extraterrestrials. Between 1955 and 2018, at least eighteen Vulcan probe ships were photographed by humans, though this evidence was dismissed as being hoaxed by authorities and the public at large. (TOS novel: Prime Directive) Other races also visited Earth during this period, though most, like the Vulcans, were subject to a rule of non-interference. An exception to this was the Reticulans. (TOS novel: Preserver)

HumanityEdit

In the 23rd century/17th century, James T. Kirk, possibly to avoid breaching the Prime Directive, stated to the Prosecutor he was from an "island" on Sarpeidon called Earth. (TOS episode: "All Our Yesterdays")

Earth in the 24th century was a successful world whose peace was won at great cost. Unlike other races, humanity was split for much of its history into hundreds of religious, ethnic, cultural and national divisions. Early efforts to unite its peoples -- such as the League of Nations, the United Nations, and the New UN -- met with limited success. As an odd twist of fate, (328 years after its 2037 disappearance), Charybdis' wreckage is discovered at Theta 116. Its American flag-a remnant from the period. When the front desk clerk was asked what he called planet Theta VIII, he replied as it being Earth. (TNG episode "The Royale")

In the early part of the 21st century, Humanity had developed a practical fusion-drive system which in turn allowed for the first manned vessel Icarus to be launched to the Alpha Centauri system. (FASA RPG module: The Federation) Terra endured a catastrophic war ending in a nuclear exchange in 2053; the horrors of its aftermath were leavened a decade later by 2063's first contact with Vulcan. A watershed in Terran history spurred by Cochrane's first warp flight, the contact eradicated poverty, war and disease within fifty years. A final war concluded-sixteen years after this-and even more reform progressed (TNG movie: Star Trek: First Contact, TNG episode: "Encounter at Farpoint").

By early 22nd century, organizations such as the European Hegemony moved toward world government, and culminated in a United Earth that, by 2150, had absorbed a final nationstate. (TNG episodes "Up the Long Ladder", "Attached").

In 2151, Starfleet launched its new warp-five NX class starships, whose flagship, Enterprise (NX-01), first made contact with many races including the Klingons, Andorians, and Tellarites. These established United Earth as an interstellar power, and paved the way for the founding of the Federation (ENT episodes "Broken Bow", "The Andorian Incident, Shadows of P'Jem" et al).

Alternate TimelinesEdit

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In an alternate timeline the Xindi succeeded in destroying Earth in 2154 after Enterprise failed to stop the Xindi superweapon. (ENT episode: "Twilight")

In the alternate reality created by Nero's temporal incursion, Nero attempted to use the red matter device to destroy Earth, but was prevented from doing so by James T. Kirk and Commander Spock. (TOS movie: Star Trek)

In another alternate timeline where Montgomery Scott rescued Kirk before he could be absorbed into the Nexus, Earth was assimilated due to the time-traveling Borg sphere, launched from the attacking Borg cube at the climax of the Battle of Sector 001 in 2373. The USS Enterprise-E was not present to follow the Borg back in time, and thus they were free to complete their goal of taking over the seat of the Federation, preventing its initial warp flight and eventual founding of the interstellar confederation. The Borg Queen utilized the Sol system as a base of operations, mining all of the worlds for raw materials, and eventually erecting a sensor shield, building thousands of cubes behind the curtain of secrecy. (Star Trek novel: Engines of Destiny)

GeographyEdit

Bodies of WaterEdit

• Pacific Ocean
• Atlantic Ocean
• Indian Ocean
• Arctic Ocean
• Southern Ocean
• Caribbean Sea
• Mediterranean Sea
• Sea of Japan
• Great Lakes
• Oceanus
• Victoria Falls
• San Francisco Bay

Continents (and Provinces)Edit

• North America
• Eurasia
• Central America
• South America
• Africa
• India
• Australia
• Antarctica
• Atlantis
• Pangaea (see TOS novel: First Frontier)

Geographic FeaturesEdit

• Rocky Mountains
• Death Valley

Cities and SettlementsEdit

• Beijing
• New York
• Paris
  • Palais de la Concorde
  • Paris Spaceport
• San Francisco
  • Starfleet Academy
• Tokyo
• Toronto

Points of InterestEdit

• Yosemite Park
• Golden Gate Park
• Golden Gate Bridge
• Eiffel Tower
• Starfleet Academy
• Starfleet Headquarters
• Montana
• Area 51
• Mount Rushmore National Memorial

Moons and SatellitesEdit

• Luna

Notable LocalesEdit

Starfleet Academy and Starfleet Command are located in San Francisco. (TOS movies: The Motion Picture, The Wrath of Khan)

The Federation's seat of government, the Palais de la Concorde, is located in the Federation capital city of Paris. (TOS movie: The Undiscovered Country; ST novel: Articles of the Federation)

There are shipyards located in San Francisco, Oakland and Marin County in California, and Naples, Italy.

Cities such as London house state dinners, and the embassies of various foreign states and Federation Member States can be found throughout the globe. The Federation News Service maintains offices in Tokyo, and Starfleet Command maintains secondary command facilities in Mexico City. (ST novel: Articles of the Federation)

Natural HistoryEdit

FloraEdit

FaunaEdit

Species and cultures originating from EarthEdit

• Voth
• Clan Ru
• Centauran
• Cetacean
• Human
  • Neanderthal
  • Augment
  • Neyel
  • Heran
  • Terratin (a.k.a. "Terra 10", from TAS episode: "The Terratin Incident")
  • Skagaran
  • Novan
  • Gaian (from DS9 episode: "Children of Time")
  • Thirty-Sevens (from VOY episode: "The 37's")
  • Enterprise multigeneration crew (from ENT episode: "E²")
• Nomad
• V'Ger
• Soong-type android
• Sentient hologram
• Salamander offspring of Kathryn Janeway and Tom Paris (in VOY episode: "Threshold")
• Proto-Borg fusion, with Caeliar (from ST novels "Gods of Night"; "Mere Mortals")

Earth-related CategoriesEdit

• Earth Settlements
• Earth Nations
• Earth Articles

AppendicesEdit

ConnectionsEdit

Event connectionsEdit

planets visited by ships named Defiant
USS Defiant (NCC-1764)		Golmira • Traelus II
USS Defiant (NX-74205)	2371	Karemma • Callinon VII • Founders' homeworld • Trill • Cardassia • Meridian • Orias III • Earth
	2372	Torga IV • Ajilon Prime • Cardassia • Bajor • Free Haven • Vandros IV • class L planet crash site • New Founder homeworld
	2373	Solosos III • Gaia IV
	2374	AR-558
	2375
USS Defiant II		Europa Nova • Torona IV • Narendra III • Vahni Vahltupani • Prentar • Luthnia • Bajor
Defiant (mirror universe)		Bajor

planets visited by the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) (2243-2264)
Robert April's command (2243-2251)	Earth • Romulan planetoid • Faramond
Christopher Pike's command (2251-2264)	Earth • GS391 • Areta • Magefferus III • Pharos siteworld • Rigel VII • Talos IV • Darien 224 • Prairie • Neyda Prime • Liria • Jubal • Theta Kalyb • Algol II • Temazi • Corinthia VII • Eridios

planets visited by the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) during Captain Kirk's initial five-year mission (2265-2270)
various	Capory
2265	Earth • Draxis II • Tally • Alpha Ortelina VII • Arronus VII • Aldebaran III • M-155 • Mestiko • Tally • Dimorus • Tendar • Archernar IV • Delta Vega I • Miri's homeworld • Starbase 12 • 7348-II • robot planet • Timshel • K-G • Zarta • Metamorpha • Numero Uno • FP-1 • FP-2 • Voodoo planet • Gamma Alpha V • Starbase 8 planet • Pollux II • Dukar • Neesan • Algenib II
2266	Beta IV • Rigel XII • Psi 2000 • Tlaoli IV • Alpha Proxima II • Angira • Exo III • 1324-IV • Canara • Nador • M-113 • Alfa 177 • Planet Q • Benecia • Starbase 11 planet • Talos IV • Numero Uno • Gateway
2267	Makus III • Beta VI • Janus VI • Omicron Ceti III • Deneva • Ceti Alpha V • Eminiar VII • Babel • Gamma Canaris 527 • Taurus II • Hydra Epsilon III • Ximega II • Perseus Arm planetoid • Starbase 11 planet • Salvum • Grotus • Rifas-L • Amusement Park planet • Heitius VII • Centaurus V • Tyrtaeus II • Gothos • Cestus III • Iron-silica planet • Zutotanium planetoid • Mudd • Earth • Canara • Beta III • Pyris VII • Vulcan • Pollux IV • Argelius II • Halka • Bavarya • Neolithia • Mythra • Capella IV • Magna Roma • Gamma Trianguli VI • Sigma Iotia II • Masaba • Lekythos • Shroud IV • Tycho IV • Donico II • Rimillia • Organia
2268	Narnel's World • Neural • Fornax II • Gamma II • Triskelion • Argus X • Tycho IV • Signi Beta • Earth • Direidi • Eeiauo • Patria I • Leora IV • Academy • Delta Canaris IV • Alnath II • Ammdon • Marcos XII • Amerind • Beta XII-A • Elas • Troyius • Sigma Draconis VI • Ekos • Scalos
2269	Anomaly • Excalbia • Andros • Pollux V • Avalon • Camus II • Tanis • Aleph Prime • Kyros • Viden • Theta Tau V • Aleph III • Trefolg • Mantilles • Merak II • Ardana • Babel • Organia • Gateway
2270	Isitra Zero • Gateway • Mercan • Denebia • Phylos II • Amusement Park planet • Motherlode • Megas-Tu • Terratin • Sherman's Planet • Argo • Vedala asteroid • Dramia II • Arret • Lactra VII • Delta Theta III • Archernar IV • Cenotaph • Taygeta V • Okeanos • Yoondri • Aleriad • Mercan • Aritani • Yalbo • Sycorax • Talos IV • Earth • Starbase 12 • Tomarii

planets visited by the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701) (2273-2285)
Admiral Kirk's command (from 2273)	Earth • Nelestra • Zaran II • Levaeri V • Starbase 16 planet • Andrea IV • Agena IV • Mycena• Starbase 8 planet • Barak VII • Andronicus • Starbase 28 planet • Phaeton • Hephaestus • Zeta Reticuli II • Starbase 9 planet • Lieberman's World • Miaplacidus V • Valerian • Goran IV • Zenna IV • planet of telekinetic herds • Starbase 11 planet • Parides IV • Khepri • Pollox IV • Upsilon Xi III • Belle Terre • Lycos V
Spock's command (until 2285)	Earth • Thieurrull • Starbase 12 • Regula	Admiral Kirk's command (2285)	Earth • Genesis Planet • Organia • Beta Epsilon VI • Babel • Vulcan • Romulan planetoid

planets visited by the USS Enterprise (alternate reality)
Earth • Vulcan • Delta Vega (Vulcan system) • Saturn • Titan • Delta Vega (Delta Vega sector) • Taurus II • Makus III • Deneva

planets visited by the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-A)
Earth • wishing planet • Gamma Trianguli VI • Christophi IX • Sector 9 Romulan colony • Miraud • Triaminus IV • Endicor • Omicron Ceti IV • Chapin I • Nimbus III • Casmus III • Chronian III • New Brinden • Tau Gamma II • Claneia I • Karimea • Datugad • Needra • Dinar IV • Lerik IV • Rura Penthe • Khitomer • Prestor V • Chal

Planets visited by the USS Enterprise-D
2364	Earth • Deneb IV • Archaria III • Ligon II • Styris IV • Omicron Theta • Gamma Tauri IV • Delphi Ardu IV • Peacekeepers' World • Parliament • Rubicun III • Quadra Sigma III • Haven • Torona IV • Angel I • Starbase 74 planet • Bynaus • Tigan VII • Syntagus Theluv • Tarod IX • Faltos • Persephone V • Mordan IV • Aldea • Velara III • Relva VII • Minos • Treva • Vagra II • Ornara • Brekka • Vandor IV • Sarona VIII • Dytallix B
2365	'audet IX • Tenara • Epsilon Miranda V • DQN 1196 • Raimon • Feenix-Denn IV • Himalias V • Thiopa • Gravesworld • Ramatis III • Solais V • Gagarin IV • Elysia • Iconia • Pacifica • Bringloid V • Mariposa • Drema IV
2366	Kavis Alpha IV • Tau Cygna V • Galorndon Core • Acamar III • Orelious IX • Bre'el IV • Cassiopeia Delta VII • Archer IV • Betazed • Vulcan • Rutia IV • Jouret IV
2367	Saturn • Earth • Turkana IV • Camus II • Tagus III • Adelphous IV • Evadne IV • Qo'noS
2368	Qo'noS • El-Adrel IV • Valo I • Valo II • Qualor II • Vulcan • Galorndon Core • Hermeticus II • Votar VII • Sindar • Tessen III • Rajatha Prime • Earth
2369	Frigis • Hobson Delta II • Bajor • Eloh • Riat • Atrea IV • Nervala IV • Enoch VII • Earth
2370	Terrellian crashsite world • Marijne VII • K'Trall • Dessica II • Barradas III • Calder II • Vulcan • Kesprytt III • Enoch VII • Dyson Sphere • Hera • Atrea IV • Vacca VI • Dorvan V • Hera • Krantin • Syng II • Earth
2371	Sindikash • Thanet • Ntignano • Damiano • Veridian III

planets visited by the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-E)

Earth • Elamin IX • Algenib II • Salva IV • Chiaros IV • Kendaray • Denobula • Galor IV • Gornar • Betazed • Raknal V • Ba'ku • Halka • Primus IV • Gemworld • TaD • Blossom IV • Terra Galan • Bajor • Narendra III • Pelleus V • Solosos III • Davlos VI • Cygnet IV • Myrmidon • Tezwa • Kolarus III • Romulus • Tolochon II • Dokalaan homeworld • Dokaalan colony • Carrea • Delta Sigma IV • Gorsach IX • Trophy World • Ramatis III • Fromander IV • Vulcan

planets visited by the USS Excelsior
Earth • Regula • Earth (mirror) • Enoch IV • 12 Lyncis planet • primate world • Magellan's World • Tabuk III • Tabuk IV • Khitomer • Askalon V • Mestiko • Beta Prometheus III-A • Galdonterre

planets visited by the USS Stargazer
Vulcan • Earth • Tewa III • Raimon • Gnala • Xenex • Chalna • Maxia Zeta IV

planets visited by the USS Voyager
various times	Karenzaa
2371	Mars • Ocampa V • Markov-Kalto • Banea • FGC-486237 planet • Sikaris • Planet Hell • Alcawell • Veruna IV • Avery III
2372	Tarok • Sobras • Runara IV • New Earth • Hanon IV
2373	Hanon IV • Akritiri • Arakis Prime • Dernovin
2376	Weird Planet
2377 & 2378	Chi • Uxal IV • Earth

Political and geographical connectionsEdit

Earth states, organizations and geographical regions
Planetary State	United Earth	International organizations	United Nations/New United Nations • Great Khanate • Optimum Movement
Africa	Pan-African Alliance	African Confederation (Somalia) • Egypt • Madagascar • Mali • Senegal • South Africa • United States of Africa (Kenya)
Asia	Eastern Coalition	Afghanistan • China • India • Japan (Empire of Japan) • Kazakhstan • Korea (S. Korea) • Malaysia • Mughal Empire • Pakistan • Russia • Soviet Union • Singapore • Thailand • Tibet
Europe	European Alliance • European Hegemony • European Union • Mediterranean Alliance • United States of Europe	Belgium • Bulgaria • Czechoslovakia • Denmark • France • German Democratic Republic • Germany • Gibraltar • Greece • Hungary • Iceland • Ireland • Italy • Netherlands • Norway • Poland • Portugal • Roman Empire • Serbia • Soviet Union • Spain • Switzerland • Turkey • Ukraine • United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales) • Yugoslavia
Middle East	Muslim Bloc	Arabia • Iran • Iraq • Israel • Lebanon • Turkey
North America	Caribbean Alliance	Canada • Confederate States of America • Cuba • Jamaica • Mexico • Panama • Puerto Rico • Tobago • Trinidad • United States of America
Oceania and Antarctica	Australia • Easter Island • Indonesia • New Zealand • Norfolk Island • Pitcairn • Solomon Islands
South America	Brazil • Chile • Venezuela

Cities and settlements of planet Earth

Aberdeen • Aboisso • Albuquerque • Alexandria II • Amritsar • Amsterdam • Antwerp • Aqaba • Arecibo • Atlanta • Auckland • Babylon • Babylon, New York • Baltimore • Barcelona • Bath • Beatty • Beijing • Berkeley • Berlin • Birmingham • Bloomington • Boise • Boston • Bozeman • Bremerhaven • Brisbane • Broken Bow • Bronx • Brooklyn • Buenos Aires • Cairo • Cambridge • Cancún • Canton • Cape Town • Carthage • Chartres • Chicago • Chinatown • Christchurch • Cleveland • Colón • Coventry • Cromarty • Curitiba • Darrinbandi • Deadwood • Delhi • Detroit • DownUndersea • Dresden • Dublin • East Berlin • Eldman • Fairbanks • Fergus Falls • Florence • Fox Chase • Furnace Creek • Geneva • Guangzhou • Hannibal • Havana • Hayden • Hennepin • Ho Chi Minh City • Hoboken • Hollywood • Hong Kong • Honolulu • Houston • Indianapolis • Istanbul • Jericho • Jerusalem • Juneau • Karachi • Keflovik • Kiev • Kumamoto • Kyoto • LaBarre • Las Vegas • Lihue • Lima • Linlithgow • Lisbon • Liverpool • London • Londonderry • Lone Pine • Los Angeles • Lynchburg • Macon • Madison • Manchester • Mandela City • Manhattan • Mecca • Mexico City • Miami • Minicoy • Minneapolis • Minsk • Mogadishu • Mojave • Monterey, California • Monterey, South Carolina • Montréal • Moravian Lane • Moscow • Mumbai • Murfreesboro • Nagano • Nairobi • New Delhi • New Orleans • New York City • Nob Hill • Nome • Novosibirsk • Obbia • Old Georgetown • Omaha • Panama City • Paris • Perth • Pittsburgh • Plateau Mont-Royal • Portland • Positano • Poznań • Prague • Prince Edward Island • Rangoon • Rapid City • Reykjavik • Rio de Janeiro • Riverside • Riyadh • Rome • Roswell • Russian Hill • Sagua La Grande • Saint Petersburg • Salem • Salt Lake City • Salzburg • San Diego • San Francisco • Santiago • Sao Paulo • Sarasota • Sausalito • Seattle • Secaucus • Seoul • Shiloh • Siena • Singapore • Sioux City • St. Louis • St. Paul • Stalingrad • Stockholm • Sunshine • Sydney • Tel Aviv • Telegraph Hill • Tezqan • Thebes • Timbuktu • Tokyo • Tombstone • Toronto • Ulaanbaatar • Valdez • Valley Forge • Vancouver • Vatican City • Venice • Versailles • Volgograd • Washington, DC

Template:Earth landmarks

Bodies of water of planet Earth
Allegheny River • Arno • Arctic Ocean • Atlantic Ocean • Bering Sea • Chattahoochee River • East River • English Channel • Great Lakes • Gulf of Mexico • Indian Ocean • Mediterranean Sea • River Thames • Pacific Ocean • San Francisco Bay • Scheldt River • Seine River • Tiber River • Victoria Falls

External linksEdit

• Earth article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
• Earth article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.