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Trelane was able to move Gothos at speeds fast enough to outpace the ''Enterprise''{{'}}s flight. The method used to accomplish this was not revealed, but the planet was sufficiently maneuverable to thwart standard evasive tactics. ({{TOS|The Squire of Gothos}}) |
Trelane was able to move Gothos at speeds fast enough to outpace the ''Enterprise''{{'}}s flight. The method used to accomplish this was not revealed, but the planet was sufficiently maneuverable to thwart standard evasive tactics. ({{TOS|The Squire of Gothos}}) |
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Revision as of 04:18, 18 January 2012
Gothos was an iron-silica planet-sized body of a magnitude 1E located in a star desert in Quadrant 904, near the Beta VI Colony, and some 900 light years from Earth. It proved to have no primary and a variable spatial position.
The normal surface of the planet had no detectable soil or vegetation, an extremely hot, toxic atmosphere swept by tornadic storms, and continuous volcanic action – deadly to terrestrial and most other sorts of life without oxygen and life support.
In reality, Gothos was artificially constructed by the entity Trelane sometime around 2266. Trelane manufactured the world, and various artifacts on it, for the purpose of interacting with individuals kidnapped from the USS Enterprise. Hence, it had no indigenous name.
Upon beaming down to the surface, the landing party consisting of Leonard McCoy, Karl Jaeger, and DeSalle discovered an oasis-like conditions – flourishing vegetation, standard Earth atmosphere, and a large castle-like structure, all manufactured by Trelane.
Although most of Trelane's tricks were accomplished with the help of his mirror machine, a "medium of instrumentality," Spock theorized that the local conditions were maintained by a different machine – a machine too large to fit within Trelane's home. Evidently, this was true, since the atmospheric conditions persisted after Kirk destroyed the mirror machine.
Trelane was able to move Gothos at speeds fast enough to outpace the Enterprise's flight. The method used to accomplish this was not revealed, but the planet was sufficiently maneuverable to thwart standard evasive tactics. (TOS: "The Squire of Gothos")
{{bginfo|According to the Star Trek: Star Charts (p. 22), Gothos was an example of an A-Class planet under normal circumstances. The Star Trek Maps, in the Star System Data Appendix to their "Introduction To Navigation," describes Gothos as being a prohibited planet, with the notice, "A dangerous life form may be present on the surface. It is extremely hazardous and all contact with this planet must be avoided."
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