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+ | | name = Loracus Prime |
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+ | | orbital = Loracus Prime.jpg |
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+ | | surface = Termites of Loracus Prime.jpg |
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+ | | scaption = Loracus Prime's handbook entry |
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+ | | type = [[Planet]] |
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| + | | species = [[Loracus devil mite]]<br/>[[Spitting termite]] |
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+ | | location = [[Loracus system]]<br/>[[Gagarin Radiation Belt]] |
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| + | '''Loracus Prime''' was the [[prime planets|prime]] [[planet]] in the [[Loracus system|Loracus]] [[star system|system]], located in the [[Gagarin Radiation Belt]]. |
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| ⚫ | The planet's [[atmosphere]] contained purple and pink clouds of [[gas]] and it was known to have over five thousand [[subspecies]] of [[termite]]s. Among those subspecies were the [[Loracus devil mite]] and the [[spitting termite]]. The planet was visited by [[A.E. Hodgkin]] prior to [[2151]] and was crucial for the development of [[Hodgkin's Law of Parallel Planetary Development]]. ({{ENT|Strange New World}}) |
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| − | {{bginfo|The ''[[Star Trek: Star Charts]]'' falsely states the planet later explored in "Strange New World" to be Loracus Prime, which actually is a misinterpretation as the planet's name is not revealed until [[ENT Season 4|Enterprise's fourth season]]. As a consequence, the star "Archer", which the planet called [[Archer IV]] supposedly orbits, is placed near Klingon territory several hundred [[light year]]s away from [[Sol]] according to the ''Star Charts''.|[[Elizabeth Cutler]]'s prop book about Loracus Prime insects is an ''Eyewitness Handbook'', a series of field guides published by Dorling Kindersley on a variety of natural subjects. When the episode aired, many viewers thought that Cutler said "Arrakis Prime", in reference to the ''Dune Chronicles'', but pictures of the prop book have subsequently become available that disprove this theory.}} |
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| + | == Background information == |
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| + | The planet was presumably located less than ninety [[light year]]s from [[Earth]], as Hodgkin would have visited it before {{NX|Enterprise}} visited [[Risa]], which at ninety light years from Earth was the furthest Humans had traveled at the time. |
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| + | ''[[Star Trek: Star Charts]]'' (p. 60) falsely states the planet explored in "Strange New World" to be Loracus Prime, which actually is a misinterpretation. More so, the planet was later identified as [[Archer IV]]. |
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| + | [[Elizabeth Cutler]]'s prop book about Loracus Prime insects is the ''[[Handbook of Exobiology]]''. When the episode aired, many viewers thought that Cutler said "{{w|Arrakis}} Prime", in reference to the {{wt|Dune (franchise)|Dune Chronicles}}, but this was subsequently disproved. |
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| + | According to {{st.com|loracus-prime|Startrek.com}}, this planet was located in the [[Alpha Quadrant]]. |
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Revision as of 22:22, 21 November 2019
Loracus Prime was the prime planet in the Loracus system, located in the Gagarin Radiation Belt.
The planet's atmosphere contained purple and pink clouds of gas and it was known to have over five thousand subspecies of termites. Among those subspecies were the Loracus devil mite and the spitting termite. The planet was visited by A.E. Hodgkin prior to 2151 and was crucial for the development of Hodgkin's Law of Parallel Planetary Development. (ENT: "Strange New World")
Background information
The planet was presumably located less than ninety light years from Earth, as Hodgkin would have visited it before Enterprise visited Risa, which at ninety light years from Earth was the furthest Humans had traveled at the time.
Star Trek: Star Charts (p. 60) falsely states the planet explored in "Strange New World" to be Loracus Prime, which actually is a misinterpretation. More so, the planet was later identified as Archer IV.
Elizabeth Cutler's prop book about Loracus Prime insects is the Handbook of Exobiology. When the episode aired, many viewers thought that Cutler said "Arrakis Prime", in reference to the Dune Chronicles, but this was subsequently disproved.
According to Startrek.com, this planet was located in the Alpha Quadrant.