For the mirror universe counterpart, see Earth (mirror).

PLANET
Earth
Earth from orbit.
Alternate name:	Terra, Sol III
Classification:	class M planet
Affiliation:	Federation (founding member, 2161)
Location:	Sol star system, coordinates 1.23N 2.79W, sector 001, Alpha Quadrant
Moon(s):	Luna
Dominant Species:	Human, Cetacean, Voth
Warp Capable:	2063
Population:	9 billion Human; 8.1 million Cetacean
Gravity:	1.0G
Length of day:	24 hours

Earth (also known as Terra or Sol III) is a class M planet, the third planet in the Sol star system in the space of the galaxy's Alpha Quadrant, at coordinates 1.23N 2.79W. It is the Federation capital, and the primary political subdivision of United Earth, one of five founding members of the Federation. Its sentient species include Humans and cetaceans.

It has one moon, Luna. (FASA RPG module: The Federation)

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.

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 & 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 was 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 "Earth." (TNG episode: "The Royale")

Earth was visited by the Reticulii in the 20th century to conduct genetic profiling of humans, who were transported to orbiting medical ships. The Reticulii used Missing Time Syndrome to prevent the abducted Humans remembering their encounters. (DS9 - Millennium novel: The Fall of Terok Nor)

The Bell Riots of 2024 were a turning point in Humanity's development. (DS9 episodes: "Past Tense, Part I", "Past Tense, Part II")

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 the 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 nation state and was fully unified. (TNG episodes: "Up the Long Ladder", "Attached")

In 2151, Starfleet launched its new warp-five NX-class starships, whose flagship, Enterprise, 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

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]])

The homeworld of Miri and her friends, the Onlies, appeared at first to be a simple copy of Earth; however, it was later discovered that Miri's homeworld was actually Earth itself, of an alternate timeline. Miri's Earth had briefly drifted into the main universe due to instability in the local sector of space. It later returned to its original timeline. (DTI novel: Forgotten History)

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. (ST 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
• Berlin
• New York
• Paris
  • Palais de la Concorde
  • Paris Spaceport
• San Francisco
  • Starfleet Academy
• Tokyo
• Toronto

Points of InterestEdit

• Yosemite National 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: Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Star Trek II: 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: Star Trek VI: 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

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 and Siberia	Eastern Coalition	Afghanistan • China • India • Indonesia • Japan (Empire of Japan) • Kazakhstan • Korea (S. Korea) • Malaysia • Mughal Empire • Pakistan • Philippines • 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 • Pan Slavia • Poland • Portugal • Roman Empire • Serbia • Soviet Union • Spain • Switzerland • Turkey • Ukraine • United Kingdom (England, Scotland, Wales) • Yugoslavia
Middle East	Muslim Bloc • Pan-Semite Union	Arabia • Iran • Iraq • Israel • Lebanon • Turkey • Saudi Arabia
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 • 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 • Canberra • 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 • Grangeburg • Guangzhou • Hannibal • Havana • Hayden • Hennepin • Ho Chi Minh City • Hoboken • Hollywood • Hong Kong • Honolulu • Houston • Indianapolis • Istanbul • Jericho • Jerusalem • Juneau • Karachi • Keflovik • Kiev • Krakow • Kumamoto • Kyoto • La Barre • 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 • Nome • Nob Hill • Nome • Novosibirsk • Obbia • Old Georgetown • Omaha • Panama City • Paris • Perth • Pittsburgh • Plateau Mont-Royal • Portland • Positano • Poznań • Prague • Pretoria • Prince Edward Island • Rangoon • Rapid City • Reykjavik • Rio de Janeiro • Riverside • Riyadh • Rome • Roswell • Russian Hill • Sadat City • 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 • Tunis • Ulaanbaatar • Valdez • Valley Forge • Vancouver • Vatican City • Venice • Versailles • Volgograd • Washington, DC

Landmarks of planet Earth
Golden Gate • Alcatraz Children's Park • Jackson Mall • Troy Museum • Starship's Wharf • China Beach • London Intergalactic • Sutro Selestial Baths • St. George's University • National Park of Kyoto • Palisades Park • Alcatraz • Fort Knox • R Street • Palace of Fine Arts • St. Charles Avenue • Nashville Avenue

Bodies of water on the 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 • Nile • River Thames • Pacific Ocean • San Francisco Bay • Scheldt River • Seine River • Tiber River • Victoria Falls

AppearancesEdit

External linksEdit

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