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==Examples== |
==Examples== |
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| − | *[[Blue Horizon]] |
+ | *[[Blue Horizon]] – terraformed by [[Professor]] [[Gideon Seyetik]] ({{DS9|Second Sight}}) |
| − | *[[Browder IV]] |
+ | *[[Browder IV]] – a project that was assisted by the [[starship]]s {{USS|Hood|Excelsior class}} and {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} in [[2366]] ({{TNG|Allegiance}}) |
| − | *[[Caldos colony]] |
+ | *[[Caldos colony]] – established in the [[22nd century]] ({{TNG|Sub Rosa}}) |
| − | *[[Doraf I]] |
+ | *[[Doraf I]] – in [[2368]], the ''Enterprise''-D was scheduled to undertake a terraforming mission here ({{TNG|Unification I}}) |
| − | *{{dis|Genesis|planet|Genesis Planet}} |
+ | *{{dis|Genesis|planet|Genesis Planet}} – created in [[2285]] from the [[Mutara Nebula]], but destroyed as a result of the [[Genesis Device]], which contained [[protomatter]] ({{film|2}}; {{film|3}}) |
| − | *[[Mars]] |
+ | *[[Mars]] – as of [[2155]], conditions on Mars were sufficiently altered to allow Humans to survive on the surface by only having to use small breathing gear and thermal insulation ({{ENT|Demons}}) |
| − | *[[New Halana]] |
+ | *[[New Halana]] – terraformed by Prof. Gideon Seyetik ({{DS9|Second Sight}}) |
| − | *[[Penthara IV]] |
+ | *[[Penthara IV]] – terraformed in [[2368]] to counter an ecological disaster ({{TNG|A Matter of Time}}) |
| − | *[[Regula]] |
+ | *[[Regula]] – a [[Class D]] [[planetoid]] whose interior was terraformed as the second phase of [[Project Genesis]] ({{film|2}}) |
| − | *[[Velara III]] |
+ | *[[Velara III]] – site of the [[Velara Base]]; mission abandoned in [[2364]] after life was discovered on the planet ({{TNG|Home Soil}}) |
| − | *[[Venus]] |
+ | *[[Venus]] – site of several terraforming stations by the [[24th century]] ({{DS9|Past Tense, Part I}}) |
| − | *[[Weytahn]] |
+ | *[[Weytahn]] – a Class D planetoid terraformed by the [[Andorian]]s for habitation in the [[2050s]] ({{ENT|Cease Fire}}) |
==Technology== |
==Technology== |
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Revision as of 09:22, 24 October 2017
A thirty-year projection of terraforming Velara III
Terraforming was the process of modifying the environment of a planet or moon to make it habitable for life found on class M planets.
Its converse is bioforming, which is the process of adapting a species to the planet. (TAS: "The Ambergris Element")
Parts of a planetary surface could also be adapted to humanoid life by building artificial biospheres. (TNG: "The Masterpiece Society")
Process
Terraforming begins with selecting a planet which has the right mass, gravity, rate of rotation, and balanced periods of day and night. Federation efforts at terraforming were coordinated by Terraform Command and ensured both that there is no life on the planet, and that it never will naturally occur. Next, water must be made available for life in water basins. This could be done using hydraulic landscaping, sometimes with the additional step of filtering and re-oxygenating the subsurface water. Then, microorganisms are introduced to provide an arable biosphere.
One of the key metrics of the process being successful is monitoring the amount of vegetation on the planet.
The process of terraforming could take around 30 years. (TNG: "Home Soil")
Examples
- Blue Horizon – terraformed by Professor Gideon Seyetik (DS9: "Second Sight")
- Browder IV – a project that was assisted by the starships USS Hood and USS Enterprise-D in 2366 (TNG: "Allegiance")
- Caldos colony – established in the 22nd century (TNG: "Sub Rosa")
- Doraf I – in 2368, the Enterprise-D was scheduled to undertake a terraforming mission here (TNG: "Unification I")
- Genesis Planet – created in 2285 from the Mutara Nebula, but destroyed as a result of the Genesis Device, which contained protomatter (Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan; Star Trek III: The Search for Spock)
- Mars – as of 2155, conditions on Mars were sufficiently altered to allow Humans to survive on the surface by only having to use small breathing gear and thermal insulation (ENT: "Demons")
- New Halana – terraformed by Prof. Gideon Seyetik (DS9: "Second Sight")
- Penthara IV – terraformed in 2368 to counter an ecological disaster (TNG: "A Matter of Time")
- Regula – a Class D planetoid whose interior was terraformed as the second phase of Project Genesis (Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan)
- Velara III – site of the Velara Base; mission abandoned in 2364 after life was discovered on the planet (TNG: "Home Soil")
- Venus – site of several terraforming stations by the 24th century (DS9: "Past Tense, Part I")
- Weytahn – a Class D planetoid terraformed by the Andorians for habitation in the 2050s (ENT: "Cease Fire")
Technology
The universal atmospheric element compensator might also be a terraforming device.
External links
- Terraforming at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
- Terraforming at Wikipedia