Pluto

Pluto

Pluto is aplanetary body in theSolstarsystem.

The originalEnterprise (NX-class) has for centuries orbited Pluto as a celebratedmuseum. (TOSnovels:Captain's Glory,Academy: Collision Course)

Specifics[]

From1930 to2006, Pluto was considered the 9thplanet in theSolar System, at which point it was reclassified as adwarf planet. Pluto's status among astronomers would shift between planet and dwarf planet several times between the21st and24th centuries (TNGnovel:Before Dishonor).

The planet was named after theRoman god of the underworld. The planet was approximately a fifth of the size ofLuna, and was comprised mainly of rock and ice. It had an eccentric orbit that brought it closer to theSun than the planetNeptune for a 20-year period during its revolution around the Sun.

History[]

Pluto was discovered byClyde Tombaugh in1930 and had a surface covered with frozenmethane. (Fact Files Issue 47: "File 3 Card 3Y, Alpha Quadrant")

In1969, after performing aslingshot maneuver aroundSol, thetime travelingUSSEnterprise shot past Pluto before initiating breaking maneuvers to arrive in theyear2267. (TOSepisode: "Tomorrow is Yesterday")

In the22nd century,Aaron Stiles andDan Hagedorn once used a memorable maneuver near Pluto to flank a small group of ships. (STnovel:Starfleet: Year One)

Onreference stardate 0/8508, an unknown disease that had an exceptionally high mortality rate spread through the Pluto Research Base stationed there and killed its 200Human andAlpha Centaurian personnel, leaving no survivors. The "Pluto Plague" was later linked to a souvenir contaminated with mutant strain of theOmega Virus, sold by a visitingOrion trader to one of the researchers. This left tense relations between theTerrans and the Orions. (FASA RPGmodules:The Federation,The Romulan War;STreferences:Spaceflight Chronology,The Worlds of the Federation)

In2152,T'Pol likened theAndorian settlement ofPaan Mokar to theKlingons establishing acolony of their own on Pluto. (ENTepisode: "Cease Fire")

InJanuary2246, according to official records,James T. Kirk was inoculated for space travel and then a year later went on a school trip to Pluto for a week. The records were planted by theBureau of Colonial Affairs to protect Kirk’s identity, that he had been onTarsus IV during the famine. (TOSnovel:Academy: Collision Course)

In2273,Nyota Uhura adjusted thegravity to Pluto level, about 0.06 standard, in theUSSEnterprise’s variable-gravitygym. She considered it challenging to function in what deceptively felt likezero gravity. (TOSnovel:Ex Machina)

In2293, the flight plan forUSSEnterprise-B’s christening flight was to travel past Pluto, then return toSpacedock. (TNGmovie:Generations)

In2359,SergeantRoger Tang joked toWilliam T. Riker that the first model of his shoulder-mountedphaser cannon had exploded during field testing on Pluto, wiping out half the surface. (TNGnovel:Imzadi)

TheUSSGalaxy spent some time in orbit around Pluto, and sent updates on the performance of her systems to theUSSEnterprise-D—which was undergoing her shakedown cruises—during this time. (TNGreference:Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Manual)

In2363, en route to christening ceremonies for theUSSEnterprise-D,Orfil Quinteros took a civilianshuttle to Pluto, then boarded a ferry toTitan, then traveled toUtopia Planitia. (TNGshort story: "Meet with Triumph and Disaster")

Pluto LaGrangian colonies minedcomets forwater. In2371, one of their expeditions discovered the battle-damagedUSSDefiant frozen in a comet, having been there for nearly 5,000 years. (DS9 -Invasion!novel:Time's Enemy)

TheStarfleet Archives Annex was on Pluto. It was chosen as a long-term secure location for keeping historical data because Pluto's frozen core precluded geologic activity and it would survive afterSol went nova in the distant future. In2374, theMirror UniverseJames T. Kirk penetrated security there to accessCaptainJames T. Kirk’s logs from his firstfive-year mission. (TOSnovel:Dark Victory)

By the late24th century, there were only twelvegeologists living on the surface. (Last Unicorn RPGmodule:A Cadet's Guide to Sector 001 Earth)

First Splinter timeline[]

In mid-2380, Pluto and its moon,Charon, were absorbed by a Borg Cube. (TNGnovel:Before Dishonor,ST -Destinynovel:A Singular Destiny,NFnovel:Blind Man's Bluff)

In the early25th century, however, Pluto was unharmed andJake Sisko had no recollection of it ever having been consumed. FormerDTI AgentDulmer, however, recalled its destruction. This clear inconsistency was possibly a result of a temporal incursion, possibly caused by theUndine. (STOnovel:The Needs of the Many)

In fiction[]

In thefictional20th centurysci-fi serialThe Adventures of Captain Proton, Pluto was inhabited.Captain Proton fought aRankel beast in thePit of Souls there, his penalty for breaking one of Pluto's sacredlaws. (The Adventures of Captain Protonepisode: "The Ultimate Price")

Shortly after the adventurers visited thePlutonium cloud mines, Proton disappeared. (The Adventures of Captain Protonepisode: "Where's Proton?")

Points of Interest[]

• Enterprise (NX-class)museum
• Pluto LaGrangian colonies
• Pluto Station
• Project Pluto Research Station
• Starfleet Archives Annex

Moons and Satellites[]

• Charon
• Hydra Elysium

Appendices[]

Connections[]

Sol system
orbital landmarks (planets,planetoids,moons &asteroids)	Sol (primary) • I.Mercury • II.Venus • III.Earth (Luna) • IV.Mars (Phobos •Deimos) •Sol asteroid belt (Ceres •Pallas •Juno •Vesta) • V.Jupiter (Callisto •Europa •Ganymede •Io •Amalthea) • VI.Saturn (Enceladus •Mimas •Phoebe •Rhea •Tethys •Titan) • VII.Uranus (Ariel •Umbriel •Titania • Miranda) • VIII.Neptune (Nereid •Triton) •Pluto (Charon •Nix •Hydra Elysium) •Kuiper Belt (Eris •Dysnomia •Proserpine •Makemake •Haumea •Varuna) •Oort cloud
space stations	Khepera Chromospheric Solar Observatory •Aphrodite Terraforming Station •Ishtar Station •Sol II shipyard (Venus) •Spacedock 1 •San Francisco Fleet Yards (Construction support station 173 •orbital office complex) •McKinley Station •Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards •Jupiter Station •Sol V shipyard (Europa) •Saturn drydock •Saturn Station 1 •Sol VI shipyard (Titan) •Pluto Station •Starbase 1 •Defense Outpost 1426 •Defense Outpost 1427 •Defense Outpost 1428
outposts	Vostok Academy •Venusian Campus •Phobos Campus •Jupiter Colony V •Jupiter Outposts (Jupiter Outpost 92 •Ganymede Station) •Mimas Station •Titan Outpost •Project Pluto Research Station •Pluto LaGrangian colonies •Starfleet Archives Annex •Eridian Vault
Kelvin timeline	Starbase 1 (Kelvin timeline) •Io Facility •Starbase Zeta
Mirror Universe	Terran Space Defense Fortress •Terran Control •Jupiter Station •Neptune Station

Appearance[]

• TOSepisode: "Tomorrow is Yesterday"

References[]

• STreference:Spaceflight Chronology
• TOSnovel:The Galactic Whirlpool
• FASA RPGmodules:The Federation,The Romulan War
• TOSnovel:Strangers from the Sky
• TOSnovel:How Much for Just the Planet?
• TOSnovel:Time for Yesterday
• STreference:The Worlds of the Federation
• TOSnovel:Doctor's Orders
• TNGreference:Star Trek: The Next Generation Technical Manual
• TNGnovel:Imzadi
• TNGmovie:Generations
• DS9 -Invasion!novel:Time's Enemy
• Last Unicorn RPGmodule:Starfleet Academy
• Last Unicorn RPGmodule:A Cadet's Guide to Sector 001 Earth
• VOYvideo game:Elite Force
• TOSnovel:Dark Victory
• STnovel:Starfleet: Year One
• ENTepisode: "Cease Fire"
• TOSnovel:Ex Machina
• TOSnovel:Captain's Glory
• ENTnovel:The Good That Men Do
• TOSnovel:Academy: Collision Course
• TNG -The Sky's the Limitshort story: "Meet with Triumph and Disaster"
• STOnovel:The Needs of the Many
• NFnovel:Blind Man's Bluff
• DS9 -Department of Temporal Investigationsnovel:Watching the Clock
• STvideo game:Klingon Academy
• STvideo game:Infinite
• STvideo game:Fleet Command

External links[]

• Pluto article atMemory Alpha, the wiki for canonStar Trek.
• Pluto article atWikipedia, the free encyclopedia.