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'''Luna''' (or '''The Moon''') was an inhabited large [[moon|natural satellite]] in the [[Earth]] system.
 
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{{aquote|People say it's so barren and harsh, but it's not. it's beautiful. [...] Dawn is so shocking on the moon. One minute you're in the darkest night you can imagine, and the next instant, the sun lifts up and this glorious, pure light just explodes across the surface. I felt like I met God every morning.|Dorian Collins|2374|Valiant}}
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'''Luna''', or '''the Moon''', was an inhabited large [[moon|natural satellite]] of [[Earth]] in the [[Sol system]].
   
 
== History ==
  
== History ==
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[[File:Aldrin's first step on the moon.jpg|thumb|left|Aldrin sets foot on the moon]]
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[[File:Aldrin's first step on the moon.jpg|thumb|left|Aldrin sets foot on the moon.]]
 
In the early [[1960s]], [[US]] [[President of the United States|President]] [[John F. Kennedy]] made a speech announcing that a decision had been made to transport [[Human]]s to the moon. ({{TOS|The Cage}})
  
In the early [[1960s]], [[US]] [[President of the United States|President]] [[John F. Kennedy]] made a speech announcing that a decision had been made to transport [[Human]]s to the moon. ({{TOS|The Cage}})
   
 
In the mid-[[20th century]], Luna was depicted in whole, or in part, on the [[Apollo program]] [[assignment patch]]es. ({{ENT|First Flight}})
  
In the mid-[[20th century]], Luna was depicted in whole, or in part, on the [[Apollo program]] [[assignment patch]]es. ({{ENT|First Flight}})
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It was similiar in size to [[Weytahn]]. ({{ENT|Cease Fire}})
  
   
 
The first manned Human landing took place in [[1969]] by ''[[Apollo 11]]'', a [[NASA]] mission initiated by the Earth [[nation-state]] of the [[United States of America]]. ({{TOS|Tomorrow is Yesterday|Return to Tomorrow}})
  
The first manned Human landing took place in [[1969]] by ''[[Apollo 11]]'', a [[NASA]] mission initiated by the Earth [[nation-state]] of the [[United States of America]]. ({{TOS|Tomorrow is Yesterday|Return to Tomorrow}})
   
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The first man to walk on the Moon was [[Neil Armstrong]], who said "''That's one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind.''" [[Shannon O'Donnell]] remembered watching it on [[television]] when she was eleven years old, and still had [[dream]]s about it inspiring her career with NASA in [[2000]]. ({{VOY|11:59}})
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The first man to walk on the Moon was [[Neil Armstrong]], who said "''That's one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind.''" [[Shannon O'Donnel]] remembered watching it on [[television]] when she was eleven years old, and still had [[dream]]s about it inspiring her career with NASA in [[2000]]. ({{VOY|11:59}})
   
 
''In the [[mirror universe]], the [[Terran Empire]] landed on the Moon, planting a flag there to signify their achievement.'' ({{ENT|In a Mirror, Darkly}} ''opening credits'')
  
''In the [[mirror universe]], the [[Terran Empire]] landed on the Moon, planting a flag there to signify their achievement.'' ({{ENT|In a Mirror, Darkly}} ''opening credits'')
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In [[2063]], Luna's gravitational field obscured the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-E|-E}}'s [[warp signature]] so that the [[Vulcan]] starship, the ''{{dis|T'Plana-Hath|starship}}'', would not detect it while in Earth orbit as they were making [[First Contact]] with Humans. ({{film|8}})
  
In [[2063]], Luna's gravitational field obscured the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-E|-E}}'s [[warp signature]] so that the [[Vulcan]] starship, the ''{{dis|T'Plana-Hath|starship}}'', would not detect it while in Earth orbit as they were making [[First Contact]] with Humans. ({{film|8}})
   
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The lunar colony of [[New Berlin]] was built before [[2069]]. ({{ENT|Terra Nova}})
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In the late [[21st century]], the [[Lunar colonies|Lunar Colonies]] were founded. People who lived in these [[colony|colonies]], even by the [[24th century]], still referred to Luna as "the Moon", though outsiders were often surprised by this. ({{DS9|Valiant}})
  
   
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[[File:Luna targeted.jpg|thumb|Luna fired upon by the [[verteron array]].]]
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At some point before [[2154]], [[Major]] [[J. Hayes]] completed a lunar [[survival training|survival course]] as part of his [[MACO]] training. ({{ENT|Hatchery}}) By [[2155]], Luna had evolved from a mere colony to a fully self-sustaining world. That same year, [[John Frederick Paxton]] used the hijacked [[verteron array]] on [[Mars]] to fire on Luna, as a demonstration of the array's power. ({{ENT|Demons}})
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At some point before [[2154]], [[Major]] [[J. Hayes]] completed a lunar [[survival training|survival course]] as part of his [[MACO]] training. ({{ENT|Hatchery}}) By [[2155]], Luna had evolved from a mere colony to a fully self-sustaining world. "[[Terra Prime]]", a [[xenophobia|xenophobic]] group of Humans which manifested that year, originated from the [[Orpheus Mining colony]] on the Moon. Their leader, [[John Frederick Paxton]], used the hijacked [[verteron array]] on [[Mars]] to fire on Luna, as a demonstration of the array's power. ({{ENT|Demons}})
   
 
''In [[2259]] of the [[alternate reality]], the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701 alternate reality}} and the {{USS|Vengeance}} were engaged in [[Battle of Luna|a firefight]] outside Luna's [[orbit]].'' ({{film|12}})
  
''In [[2259]] of the [[alternate reality]], the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701 alternate reality}} and the {{USS|Vengeance}} were engaged in [[Battle of Luna|a firefight]] outside Luna's [[orbit]].'' ({{film|12}})
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The {{USS|Defiant|2370}} passed Luna on its way to Earth in [[2371]]. ({{DS9|Past Tense, Part I}})
  
The {{USS|Defiant|2370}} passed Luna on its way to Earth in [[2371]]. ({{DS9|Past Tense, Part I}})
   
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As of [[2373]], over 50 million people were living on the Moon. ({{film|8}}) In Earth [[slang]], people who lived on the moon were called [[Lunar schooner]]s. The occupants of Luna were aware of this but chose not to use the term on the Moon. Additionally, most who had lived on Luna did not actually call it "Luna", this being a term that mostly those on Earth said. Instead the term "the Moon" was retained, a fact that surprised many outsiders. ({{DS9|Valiant}})
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When attempting a [[lucid dream]] to contact a [[species]] of [[alien]]s, [[Chakotay]] used the image of the Moon to alert him to the fact that he was dreaming. Chakotay saw the Moon three times &ndash; once outside the {{USS|Voyager}} from the [[mess hall]], once on a monitor screen in [[Cargo bay|Cargo Bay 2]] after he'd apparently woken up to warn him he was still asleep and under the aliens' control, and once more on the main [[viewscreen]] in the [[bridge]] when he dozed off and was slipping back into the aliens' grip. ({{VOY|Waking Moments}})
  
   
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When attempting a [[lucid dream]] to contact a [[species]] of [[alien]]s in [[2374]], [[Chakotay]] used the image of the Moon to alert him to the fact that he was dreaming. Chakotay saw the Moon three times &ndash; once outside the {{USS|Voyager}} from the [[mess hall]], once on a monitor screen in [[Cargo bay|Cargo Bay 2]] after he'd apparently woken up to warn him he was still asleep and under the aliens' control, and once more on the main [[viewscreen]] in the [[bridge]] when he dozed off and was slipping back into the aliens' grip. ({{VOY|Waking Moments}})
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===Depictions in the Apollo program===
  
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=== Depictions in the Apollo program ===
 
Luna was a central theme in the [[assignment patch|mission insignia]] for the Apollo program in the mid-20th century. The first depiction of Luna was in the program's insignia. The insignia depicted the path of the [[spacecraft]] from a launch site in [[Florida]] to a landing site on Luna. Sun god [[Apollo]] was drawn into the features of Luna. As each mission grew closer to landing, the features of Luna became more detailed with cratering and suggested the ship either orbiting above or landing on Luna. By ''Apollo 15'', the lunar features were the dominant image of the insignia. The last lunar mission, ''Apollo 17'', suggested that the program was the first step in man's progression to the stars with Apollo looking beyond Luna to [[Saturn]] and to a distant [[galaxy]]. ({{ENT|First Flight}})
  
Luna was a central theme in the [[assignment patch|mission insignia]] for the Apollo program in the mid-20th century. The first depiction of Luna was in the program's insignia. The insignia depicted the path of the [[spacecraft]] from a launch site in [[Florida]] to a landing site on Luna. Sun god [[Apollo]] was drawn into the features of Luna. As each mission grew closer to landing, the features of Luna became more detailed with cratering and suggested the ship either orbiting above or landing on Luna. By ''Apollo 15'', the lunar features were the dominant image of the insignia. The last lunar mission, ''Apollo 17'', suggested that the program was the first step in man's progression to the stars with Apollo looking beyond Luna to [[Saturn]] and to a distant [[galaxy]]. ({{ENT|First Flight}})
   
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== Geographical ==
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The Moon was similar in size to [[Weytahn]]. ({{ENT|Cease Fire}})
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As a major Human settlement, Luna fell under [[Federation]] jurisdiction and protection.
  
   
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Outside the pressure domes of the Lunar Colonies, the gravity was low and there was no air for Humans to breathe. The sun came up once a month. This event, known as the lunar morning, was a special occasion for people living on Luna. [[Dorian Collins]] and [[Collins' father 001|her father]] would hike across the [[Sea of Clouds]] towards a scenic spot on the western rim to witness the lunar morning. She described it as meeting [[God]]. ({{DS9|Valiant}})
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"[[Terra Prime]]", a [[xenophobia|xenophobic]] group of Humans which manifested in [[2155]], originated from the [[Orpheus Mining colony]] on the Moon.
  
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In the late [[24th century]] there were over fifty million people living on the Moon. ({{film|8}}) In Earth [[slang]], people who lived on the moon were called [[Lunar schooner]]s. The occupants of Luna were aware of this but chose not to use the term on the Moon. Additionally, most who had lived on Luna did not actually call it "Luna", this being a term that mostly those on Earth said. ({{DS9|Valiant}})
  
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== Geographical ==
  
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Outside the pressure domes of the Lunar Colonies, the gravity was low and there was no air for Humans to breathe. The sun came up once a month. This event, known as the lunar morning, was a special occasion for people living on Luna. [[Dorian Collins]] and [[Unnamed Humans (24th century)#Collins' father|her father]] would hike across the [[Sea of Clouds]] towards a scenic spot on the western rim to witness the lunar morning. She described it as meeting [[God]]. ({{DS9|Valiant}})
  
   
 
On a clear day on Earth, a person could see [[Tycho City]], [[New Berlin]], and [[Lake Armstrong]]. ({{film|8}})
  
On a clear day on Earth, a person could see [[Tycho City]], [[New Berlin]], and [[Lake Armstrong]]. ({{film|8}})
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* [[Tycho Base]]
  
* [[Tycho Base]]
 
* [[Tycho City]]
  
* [[Tycho City]]
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{{bginfo|Furthermore, the {{w|Sea of Tranquillity}} was also mentioned indirectly, through the {{USS|Mare Tranquillitatis}}, and [[Tycho crater]] was mentioned in an unseen portion of the [[Picard family album]].}}
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{{bginfo|Furthermore, the {{w|Sea of Tranquillity}} was also mentioned indirectly, through the {{USS|Mare Tranquillitatis}}, [[Tycho crater]] was mentioned in an unseen portion of the [[Picard family album]], and a [[Lunar monitor relay]] was mentioned in the shooting script of {{film|1}}.}}
   
 
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File:Luna, The Cage remastered.jpg|Luna as seen in the "The Cage" (''remastered'')
 
File:Luna, The Cage remastered.jpg|Luna as seen in the "The Cage" (''remastered'')
 
File:Buzz Aldrin, The Cage.jpg|In the prime universe, an [[American]] [[astronaut]] on the surface of Luna
  
File:Buzz Aldrin, The Cage.jpg|In the prime universe, an [[American]] [[astronaut]] on the surface of Luna
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File:Terran Empire moon landing.jpg|''In the mirror universe, a Terran Empire astronaut on the surface of Luna''
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File:Terran Empire moon landing.jpg|''In the [[mirror universe]], a [[Terran Empire]] astronaut on the surface of Luna''
 
File:Lunar colonies.jpg|A 22nd century lunar settlement from orbit
  
File:Lunar colonies.jpg|A 22nd century lunar settlement from orbit
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File:Luna targeted.jpg|Luna fired upon by the [[verteron array]]
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File:Lights on the Moon 2257.jpg|Lights from the lunar settlements as of [[2257]]
 
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{{Sol system}}
   
 
== Appendices==
  
== Appendices==
 
=== Background information ===
  
=== Background information ===
 
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File:Ray Gilberti with the Moon maquette.jpg|A maquette of Luna which was created for {{film|3}}
  
File:Ray Gilberti with the Moon maquette.jpg|A maquette of Luna which was created for {{film|3}}
 
File:Luna, Earth and sun, TNG opening sequence.jpg|Luna orbiting Earth and Sol, as seen in the TNG opening sequence
  
File:Luna, Earth and sun, TNG opening sequence.jpg|Luna orbiting Earth and Sol, as seen in the TNG opening sequence
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According to ''[[Star Trek: Star Charts]]'' (pp.&nbsp;32, "United Federation of Planets I"), The Moon (or Sol IIIa) was classified as a [[Class D|D-class moon]]. In [[2039]], the Lunar Colonies, the uniglobal government of the Moon, was founded. Tycho City was the seat of government. In [[2161]], the Moon was a charter member of the United Federation of Planets. In [[2378]], Humans were the dominant species, and there were counted 50.2 million living on the Moon. Points of interest included Tranquility Base, Lake Armstrong, New Berlin, and Lunaport.
  
According to ''[[Star Trek: Star Charts]]'' (pp.&nbsp;32, "United Federation of Planets I"), The Moon (or Sol IIIa) was classified as a [[Class D|D-class moon]]. In [[2039]], the Lunar Colonies, the uniglobal government of the Moon, was founded. Tycho City was the seat of government. In [[2161]], the Moon was a charter member of the United Federation of Planets. In [[2378]], Humans were the dominant species, and there were counted 50.2 million living on the Moon. Points of interest included Tranquility Base, Lake Armstrong, New Berlin, and Lunaport.
   
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Luna appeared in the opening sequence of the [[remastered]] ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'', seen surrounding [[Earth]] and [[Sol]] and followed by [[Jupiter]] and [[Saturn]] before the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} started its exploration of unknown space.
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Luna appeared in the opening sequence of the [[remastered]] {{s|TNG}}, seen surrounding [[Earth]] and [[Sol]] and followed by [[Jupiter]] and [[Saturn]] before the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} started its exploration of unknown space.
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The {{ste|4|2|51}} classified Luna as a [[planetoid]].
   
 
=== External links ===
  
=== External links ===
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[[Category:Sol system]]
 
[[Category:Moons]]
  
[[Category:Moons]]
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Multiple realities
(covers information from several alternate timelines)

"People say it's so barren and harsh, but it's not. it's beautiful. [...] Dawn is so shocking on the moon. One minute you're in the darkest night you can imagine, and the next instant, the sun lifts up and this glorious, pure light just explodes across the surface. I felt like I met God every morning."
– Dorian Collins, 2374 ("Valiant")

Luna, or the Moon, was an inhabited large natural satellite of Earth in the Sol system.

History

File:Aldrin's first step on the moon.jpg

Aldrin sets foot on the moon.

In the early 1960s, US President John F. Kennedy made a speech announcing that a decision had been made to transport Humans to the moon. (TOS: "The Cage")

In the mid-20th century, Luna was depicted in whole, or in part, on the Apollo program assignment patches. (ENT: "First Flight")

The first manned Human landing took place in 1969 by Apollo 11, a NASA mission initiated by the Earth nation-state of the United States of America. (TOS: "Tomorrow is Yesterday", "Return to Tomorrow")

The first man to walk on the Moon was Neil Armstrong, who said "That's one small step for [a] man, one giant leap for mankind." Shannon O'Donnel remembered watching it on television when she was eleven years old, and still had dreams about it inspiring her career with NASA in 2000. (VOY: "11:59")

In the mirror universe, the Terran Empire landed on the Moon, planting a flag there to signify their achievement. (ENT: "In a Mirror, Darkly" opening credits)

In 2063, Luna's gravitational field obscured the USS Enterprise-E's warp signature so that the Vulcan starship, the T'Plana-Hath, would not detect it while in Earth orbit as they were making First Contact with Humans. (Star Trek: First Contact)

The lunar colony of New Berlin was built before 2069. (ENT: "Terra Nova")

Luna targeted

Luna fired upon by the verteron array.

At some point before 2154, Major J. Hayes completed a lunar survival course as part of his MACO training. (ENT: "Hatchery") By 2155, Luna had evolved from a mere colony to a fully self-sustaining world. "Terra Prime", a xenophobic group of Humans which manifested that year, originated from the Orpheus Mining colony on the Moon. Their leader, John Frederick Paxton, used the hijacked verteron array on Mars to fire on Luna, as a demonstration of the array's power. (ENT: "Demons")

In 2259 of the alternate reality, the USS Enterprise and the USS Vengeance were engaged in a firefight outside Luna's orbit. (Star Trek Into Darkness)

In 2287, the Galileo rendezvoused with the USS Enterprise-A near Luna. (Star Trek V: The Final Frontier)

On stardate 22825.4, Bruno Salvatore was born on Luna. (TNG-R: "Eye of the Beholder")

The USS Enterprise-D passed Luna on its way to Earth in 2364. (TNG: "Conspiracy")

The USS Defiant passed Luna on its way to Earth in 2371. (DS9: "Past Tense, Part I")

As of 2373, over 50 million people were living on the Moon. (Star Trek: First Contact) In Earth slang, people who lived on the moon were called Lunar schooners. The occupants of Luna were aware of this but chose not to use the term on the Moon. Additionally, most who had lived on Luna did not actually call it "Luna", this being a term that mostly those on Earth said. Instead the term "the Moon" was retained, a fact that surprised many outsiders. (DS9: "Valiant")

When attempting a lucid dream to contact a species of aliens in 2374, Chakotay used the image of the Moon to alert him to the fact that he was dreaming. Chakotay saw the Moon three times – once outside the USS Voyager from the mess hall, once on a monitor screen in Cargo Bay 2 after he'd apparently woken up to warn him he was still asleep and under the aliens' control, and once more on the main viewscreen in the bridge when he dozed off and was slipping back into the aliens' grip. (VOY: "Waking Moments")

Depictions in the Apollo program

Luna was a central theme in the mission insignia for the Apollo program in the mid-20th century. The first depiction of Luna was in the program's insignia. The insignia depicted the path of the spacecraft from a launch site in Florida to a landing site on Luna. Sun god Apollo was drawn into the features of Luna. As each mission grew closer to landing, the features of Luna became more detailed with cratering and suggested the ship either orbiting above or landing on Luna. By Apollo 15, the lunar features were the dominant image of the insignia. The last lunar mission, Apollo 17, suggested that the program was the first step in man's progression to the stars with Apollo looking beyond Luna to Saturn and to a distant galaxy. (ENT: "First Flight")

Geographical

The Moon was similar in size to Weytahn. (ENT: "Cease Fire")

Outside the pressure domes of the Lunar Colonies, the gravity was low and there was no air for Humans to breathe. The sun came up once a month. This event, known as the lunar morning, was a special occasion for people living on Luna. Dorian Collins and her father would hike across the Sea of Clouds towards a scenic spot on the western rim to witness the lunar morning. She described it as meeting God. (DS9: "Valiant")

On a clear day on Earth, a person could see Tycho City, New Berlin, and Lake Armstrong. (Star Trek: First Contact)

Locations

Furthermore, the Sea of Tranquillity was also mentioned indirectly, through the USS Mare Tranquillitatis, Tycho crater was mentioned in an unseen portion of the Picard family album, and a Lunar monitor relay was mentioned in the shooting script of Star Trek: The Motion Picture.
The Sol System
Sol
Mercury • Venus • Earth (Luna) • Mars (Deimos) • Asteroid belt • Jupiter (Io; Ganymede; Europa) • Saturn (Mimas; Rhea; Titan) • Uranus • Neptune (Triton) • Pluto

Appendices

Background information

According to Star Trek: Star Charts (pp. 32, "United Federation of Planets I"), The Moon (or Sol IIIa) was classified as a D-class moon. In 2039, the Lunar Colonies, the uniglobal government of the Moon, was founded. Tycho City was the seat of government. In 2161, the Moon was a charter member of the United Federation of Planets. In 2378, Humans were the dominant species, and there were counted 50.2 million living on the Moon. Points of interest included Tranquility Base, Lake Armstrong, New Berlin, and Lunaport.

Luna appeared in the opening sequence of the remastered Star Trek: The Next Generation, seen surrounding Earth and Sol and followed by Jupiter and Saturn before the USS Enterprise-D started its exploration of unknown space.

The Star Trek Encyclopedia (4th ed., vol. 2, p. 51) classified Luna as a planetoid.

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