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An '''asteroid''' is a celestial body smaller than a [[planetoid]], usually having a diameter of 100 kilometers or less. An [[asteroid belt]] is comprised of many asteroids. |
An '''asteroid''' is a celestial body smaller than a [[planetoid]], usually having a diameter of 100 kilometers or less. An [[asteroid belt]] is comprised of many asteroids. |
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| − | Following the [[Earth-Romulan War]], [[Earth]] constructed several outposts on asteroids to monitor the [[Romulan Neutral Zone]]. ({{TOS| |
+ | Following the [[Earth-Romulan War]], [[Earth]] constructed several outposts on asteroids to monitor the [[Romulan Neutral Zone]]. ({{TOS|Balance of Terror}}) |
In the [[22nd century]], [[Cold Station 12]] was located on an asteroid. ({{ENT|Borderland}}; {{ENT|Cold Station 12}}; {{ENT|The Augments}}). This facility still remained on an asteroid in the [[24th century]]. {{Remington}} |
In the [[22nd century]], [[Cold Station 12]] was located on an asteroid. ({{ENT|Borderland}}; {{ENT|Cold Station 12}}; {{ENT|The Augments}}). This facility still remained on an asteroid in the [[24th century]]. {{Remington}} |
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An asteroid is a celestial body smaller than a planetoid, usually having a diameter of 100 kilometers or less. An asteroid belt is comprised of many asteroids.
Following the Earth-Romulan War, Earth constructed several outposts on asteroids to monitor the Romulan Neutral Zone. (TOS: "Balance of Terror")
In the 22nd century, Cold Station 12 was located on an asteroid. (ENT: "Borderland"; ENT: "Cold Station 12"; ENT: "The Augments"). This facility still remained on an asteroid in the 24th century.
| Starships named Remington |
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| USS Gustav P. Remington (NX-86753) - USS Remington (NCC-19827) |
| Mirror universe: DSS Gustav P. Remington |
While describing the Companion's homeworld, Spock once demonstrated the difference between an asteroid and planetoid by saying the homeworld was "more than an asteroid", "like a small planetoid." (TOS: "Metamorphosis")
In 2268, the USS Enterprise encountered the Fabrini ship Yonada, created inside a hollowed-out asteroid. (TOS: " For the World is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky")
The second phase of the Genesis Project was conducted in a hollowed-out section of the Regula asteroid. Starfleet Corps of Engineers completed the hollowing-out and constructing the facility. (Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan)
James T. Kirk and Leonard McCoy, found guilty by a Klingon court of law for the assassination of Gorkon, were sentenced to the Rura Penthe penal asteroid in 2293. They later escaped when the USS Enterprise-A rescued them. (Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country)
In 2370, after a Romulan warbird sealed them inside, the USS Enterprise-D passed through an asteroid using a phasing cloak. (TNG: "The Pegasus")
The Badlands housed many asteroids, including some with a Class M atmosphere. (DS9: "The Maquis, Part I")
The Dominion often used asteroids to construct facilities on or around. Examples include internment camps like Internment Camp 371 and ketracel-white facilities. (DS9: "In Purgatory's Shadow"; DS9: "By Inferno's Light"; DS9: "A Time to Stand")
Croden claimed the Chamra Vortex held millions of asteroids, a larger one of which concealed his daughter Yareth. (DS9: "Vortex")
External Links
- Asteroid article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
- Template:Memoryalpha
- Asteroid article at Memory Beta, the non-canon Star Trek wiki.