For other uses, see Titan.

MOON
Titan
Alternate name:	Sol VIa
Affiliation:	Federation
Location:	Saturn orbit, Sol star system, coordinates 1.23N 2.79W, sector 001, Alpha Quadrant
Dominant Species:	Human
Population:	110 million (2280s)

Titan (or Sol VIa) was a moon located in the space of the galaxy's Alpha Quadrant, the largest moon in orbit of the planet Saturn, sixth planet in the Sol star system in sector 001, at coordinates 2.09S 5.26W. It is the second largest satellite in the Sol system, and the only such body to have a dense atmosphere, and is larger than some planetary bodies in the solar system. The atmosphere wass considered "thick" due to it mainly being nitrogen. The Federation starships USS Titan were named for this moon. (TTN novel: Taking Wing; Last Unicorn RPG module: A Cadet's Guide to Sector 001 Earth)

HistoryEdit

By the mid-21st century, Humans had established a series of domed settlements on Titan, including Christopher's Landing. This colony became a safe haven as Earth was ravaged by World War III. Zefram Cochrane spent time at the Titan colony. (ST novel: Federation)

The Last Unicorn Games RPG book A Cadet's Guide to Sector 001 Earth refers to a city named Christopher. It is unclear if this is the same as Christopher's Landing.

In the 23rd century, Titan was home to a Human shipyard colony. By reference stardate 2/2306.01, the world had a population of 110 million individuals, mostly Human, and the government was a full-status colonial member of the Federation. (FASA RPG module: The Federation; ST reference: Star Charts)

Starfleet pilots who flew shuttlecraft on the Jovian Run would sometimes perform a maneuver called Titan's Turn. A dangerous maneuver, the pilot would accelerate directly towards Titan, brush against the atmosphere, and turn at the last minute. As a result the shuttle would whip around the moon at .7 c. And as the maneuver was discouraged by Starfleet, pilots would often, as Edward Jellico put it, pray like mad that no one saw them performing the maneuver. (TNG episode: "Chain of Command")

The colony continued into the 24th century, by which time the atmosphere had been modified to class M status. Zefram Cochrane was laid to rest at the colony. At the time, the colonists began a geothermal heating project, tapping into the interior heat of the moon. It was hoped that before too long the atmosphere of Titan would be warmed to the point that the domes would no longer be needed. (ST novel: Federation)

Alternate realitiesEdit

In an alternate reality, Titan was colonized by alien humanoids during a mass migration of various races and cultures moving throughout the galaxy in the 20th and 21st centuries. By this reality's 30th century, these origins had been lost to antiquity, and the Titanians claimed the moon as their homeworld. As a natural adaptation of the various genetic seed species, the Titanians were, by this late era, born with powerful telepathy. The moon of this reality was part of the United Planets and was the birthplace of Saturn Girl, a founding member of the Legion of Super-Heroes. (TOS - Legion of Super Heroes comic: "Issue 1")

Cities and settlementsEdit

• Catalina City
• Christopher
• Christopher's Landing
• Huygenstadt

AppendicesEdit

ConnectionsEdit

Sol system
orbital landmarks (planets, planetoids, moons & asteroids:	Sol (primary) • I. Mercury • II. Venus • III. Earth (Luna) • IV. Mars (Phobos • Deimos) • Sol asteroid belt (Ceres • Wrigley's Pleasure Planet) • V. Jupiter (Callisto • Europa • Ganymede • Io) • VI. Saturn (Enceladus • Rhea • Titan) • VII. Uranus (Ariel) • VIII. Neptune (Nereid • Triton) • Pluto (Charon • Hydra Elysium) • Oort cloud (Eris, Prosperine)
space stations & outposts:	Spacedock 1 • Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards • Jupiter Station • Starbase 1

External linksEdit

• Titan article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
• Titan (moon) article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
• Titan (moon) article at DC Comics Database Project, the Wikia for DC Comics sources.