- For other meanings of "Luna", see Luna (disambiguation).
Luna, known on Earth as simply the Moon, is the only natural satellite of the planet Earth.
Astronomical data[]
Location[]
- Alpha Quadrant
Names[]
- The Moon
- Luna
- Sol IIIa
- La Lune
- Der Mond
- The Lunar Colonies
- Selene
Statistics[]
- Primary: Sol
- Planet: Earth
- Class: D
- Diameter: 3,476 km
- Mass: 7.35 * 10^22 kg
- Surface gravity: 1.62 m/sec^2
- Distance from Earth: 384'000 Km
- Surface temperature: -155̊ to 105̊C
- Rotational period: 27.3 days
- Orbital period (around Earth): 27.3 days
Further information[]
Historical[]
The Moon is believed to have been created when a Mars-sized planetesimal (designated Theia by 20th century astrophysicists) collided with Earth in its early history.
The first known Moon landing was in 1969. Goddard Moonbase was established in 1997, with permanent settlements established over the next decade. (Star Trek Spaceflight Chronology; TOS novel: Strangers from the Sky)
- In Star Trek Star Charts, the first lunar colony was establised in 2039.
A covert Vulcan base, whose remit was to surveil Earth and its inhabitants, was stationed on the "dark side" of the Moon in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. (The Federation Files: "No Good Deed")
Political[]
After the development of artificial gravity, colonization of Earth's moon advanced at a rapid pace, eventually making it a base of operations for colonization into the Belt and Mars. Over the decades, powerful Lunar corporations began to threaten Earth's environmental and economic future, which led to the United Earth government. Luna was annexed, and after the Terra Prime incident, corporations were finally banned from Luna. (The Romulan War: "Luna")
As a major human settlement, Luna fell under Federation jurisdiction and protection. It was also a subdivision of United Earth.
About 2100, some members of the Lunar One colony who had rebelled against the ruling government left the Sol system and settled on JoJuri III. (Starship Tristan: "Be Careful What You Wish For", "The Voice of Your Blood")
In the 24th century there were over 50 million people living on the Moon. (Star Trek: First Contact) In Earth slang, people who lived on the moon were called lunar schooners. The lunar inhabitants were not fond of the term. (DS9: "Valiant"; Star Trek: Pendragon: "Children of the Burning Heart")
Academic[]
Starfleet Academy maintained an off-planet training facility on the Moon. (TOS novel: The Galactic Whirlpool)
By the early 23rd century, one of the tertiary educational institutions on Luna was the University of the Ocean of Storms. (TOS novel: The Final Reflection)
- The diplomat Emanuel Tagore received a degree and/or taught here, per The Final Reflection.
Geographical[]
One of the three monoliths that made up the Alien Obelisk Sol-Sirius Network was located on Luna. (Dimensional Prophecy of Zohar)
Locations[]
- Lunar colonies
- Luna City (FASA)
- Copernicus City, founded 2055 (TNG: "Conundrum"; Star Fleet Starship Recognition Manual Report: Bonaventure Survey Cruiser)
- Farside, founded 2004 (Star Trek II Biographies; FASA)
- Lunar One, founded 2001 (Star Trek Star Charts; Star Fleet Starship Recognition Manual Report: Aphrodite Mission Spacecraft; Starship Tristan: "Be Careful What You Wish For", "The Voice of Your Blood")
- Lunaport, founded 2075 (TAS: "Yesteryear"; Report: Bonaventure Survey Cruiser)
- Lake Armstrong (Star Trek: First Contact)
- New Berlin, founded 2054 (Star Trek: First Contact; Report: Bonaventure Survey Cruiser)
- New Chicago (Star Trek: The Original Series comic: "Prince of Peace")
- O'Hare Rocket Port ("Prince of Peace")
- Oceanview (TOS novel: Prime Directive)
- Orpheus Mining Colony (ENT: "Zero Hour", "Demons")
- Port Copernicus
- Tranquility Base (ENT: "In a Mirror, Darkly")
- Tranquility Base Shipyard, opened in 2199 (Star Fleet Starship Recognition Manual Report: Horizon Heavy Cruiser)
- Tycho City, founded 2066 (Star Trek: First Contact; DS9: "Valiant"; Report: Bonaventure Survey Cruiser)
- Tycho Base, established 2069 (Report: Bonaventure Survey Cruiser)
- Per FASA RPG: Cadet's Orientation Sourcebook, Luna City was the capital of the Lunar colonies. Per Star Trek Star Charts, Tycho City was the capital.
- The Vulcanis Lunar Colony is presumably not located on a moon of Vulcan, as it does not have any moons. Given its name, it may be on Luna.
- Recreational
- Disneymoon (TOS novel: World Without End)
- Scientific
External links[]
- Luna article at Memory Alpha, the canon Star Trek wiki.
- Luna article at Memory Beta, the non-canon Star Trek wiki.
- Luna article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.