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Janus VI was the inhabited sixth planet of the Janus system. This was the homeworld for the sapient Horta, a non-humanoid species. (TOS: "The Devil in the Dark")

Location

In 2293, the location of Janus VI in the Milky Way Galaxy was labeled in a star chart that was in Captain James T. Kirk's quarters aboard the USS Enterprise-A. (Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, okudagram)

In 2367, the location of Janus VI was labeled on a tactical situation monitor in Captain Benjamin Maxwell's ready room on the USS Phoenix. (TNG: "The Wounded", okudagram)

In 2371, the location of Janus VI was labeled on a star chart that Data and Picard were studying in stellar cartography aboard the USS Enterprise-D. (Star Trek Generations, okudagram)

In 2366, in an alternate timeline, during the Federation-Klingon War, the location of Janus VI was labeled on a tactical situation monitor in the ready room aboard the USS Enterprise-D (TNG: "Yesterday's Enterprise", okudagram)

History

Janus VI was colonized by the United Federation of Planets over fifty years prior to 2267, with the underground Janus VI colony. The colony was a major producer of pergium for the Federation. Janus VI was geologically inactive, and had no atmosphere. Though the planet was rich in mineral resources, reaching them was difficult with standard mining technology. Minerals present included gold, pergium, platinum, sirium, and uranium.

The Federation was unaware of the Horta until that year, when a new level was opened up and the miners inadvertently began destroying Horta eggs, causing the mother Horta to retaliate by sabotaging equipment and killing fifty colonists by the time she was stopped three months later. Once it was realized that the Horta was a sapient creature, an agreement was created so the two sides could share the planet. (TOS: "The Devil in the Dark")

In 2269, when attempting to understand the threat they faced on the Kalandan outpost, after Captain James T. Kirk asked if the rocks could have life, Lieutenant Hikaru Sulu thought it possible that the captain was thinking back to his time on Janus VI and his experience with the Horta. Lieutenant Commander Leonard McCoy disagreed with the captain arguing that the Horta registered as a lifeform and the medical tricorder wasn't picking up life signs from the rocks. (TOS: "That Which Survives")

In 2328, this was the destination for passengers traveling from Denkir Orbital City via commercial transport. Hilary Croner and Robert Levinson traveled on the SS Kogin. (TNG-R: "Inheritance", okudagram)

Background information

For the 2006 "remastered" version of "The Devil in the Dark", a new, computer-generated version of Janus VI was created to replace the stock footage used in so many TOS episodes. New shots of the planet's surface were also created.

According to Star Trek Maps (page 26) Janus VI was a class-H planet. One of ten planets orbiting the moderate yellow star Janus. According to The Worlds of the Federation (page 110), Janus was a class-E planet known as Shaul by the Horta. According to Star Trek: Star Charts (page 23), Janus VI was classified as a class-F planet.

Apocrypha

Janus VI was additionally mentioned in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Pocket Books novel Devil in the Sky and, in the IDW comic A Matter of Perspective, the Enterprise was en route to revisit the planet before being redirected for a distress call from a pleasure cruise.

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 | imageSurface    = Janus VI colony.jpg
 | SurfaceCap      = A colony on Janus VI
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+| Type            = [[Planet]]
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 | Native Species  = [[Horta]]
-| Location        =
+| Location        = Janus system
-| Affiliation     =
+| Affiliation     = [[United Federation of Planets]]
 }}
+'''Janus VI''' was the [[inhabited planets|inhabited]] [[sixth planets|sixth]] [[planet]] of the Janus [[star system|system]]. This was the [[homeworld]] for the sapient [[Horta]], a non-[[humanoid]] [[species]]. ({{TOS|The Devil in the Dark}})
-'''Janus VI''' was the [[homeworld]] of the [[Horta]] species.  It was also home to the [[Janus VI colony]], an important [[Federation]] source of [[pergium]]. The [[planet]] was [[geology|geologically]] inactive, and had no [[atmosphere]].  Though the planet was rich in mineral resources, reaching them was difficult with standard mining [[technology]].
+== Location ==
-Despite the colony's establishment in the [[2210s]], the Federation was unaware of the Horta until [[2267]], when a new level was opened up and the miners inadvertently began destroying Horta [[egg]]s, causing the [[mother Horta]] to retaliate by sabotaging equipment and killing over fifty colonists by the time she was stopped three months later.  Once it was realized that the Horta was a sentient creature, an agreement was created so the two sides could share the planet.  ({{TOS|The Devil in the Dark}})
+In [[2293]], the location of Janus VI in the [[Milky Way Galaxy]] was labeled in a [[star chart]] that was in [[Captain]] [[James T. Kirk]]'s [[quarters]] aboard the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-A|-A}}. ({{film|6}}, ''[[okudagram]]'')
+In [[2367]], the location of Janus VI was labeled on a [[tactical situation monitor]] in [[Captain]] [[Benjamin Maxwell]]'s [[ready room]] on the {{USS|Phoenix}}. ({{TNG|The Wounded}}, ''[[:de:Bild:Taktisches_Statusdisplay.svg|okudagram]]'')
-== Background ==
-The [[Star Trek: Star Charts]] states that the planet was [[Star Trek: Star Charts|class F]]. Janus VI was mentioned as a small note on a very large [[star chart]] graphic created for {{TNG|Conspiracy}}. It was the image behind the chair in the room where [[Dexter Remmick]] was killed. It appears to be near the [[Tholian Assembly]], [[Gamma Canaris N]], and [[Berengaria VII]].  Sulu also mentions it briefly in {{TOS|That Which Survives}}.
+In [[2371]], the location of Janus VI was labeled on a star chart that [[Data]] and [[Jean-Luc Picard|Picard]] were studying in [[stellar cartography]] aboard the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}}. ({{film|7}}, ''okudagram'')
-Janus VI is also mentioned in the ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'' [[Pocket Books]] [[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (Pocket)|novel]] ''[[Devil in the Sky]]'' and the ''Enterprise'' was on their way to revisit the planet in [[IDW Publishing|IDW]]'s "[[A Matter of Perspective]]" before getting called away for a distress call from a pleasure cruise.
+''In [[2366]], in an [[alternate timeline]], during the [[Federation-Klingon War (alternate timeline)|Federation-Klingon War]], the location of Janus VI was labeled on a tactical situation monitor in the [[ready room]] aboard the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}}'' ({{TNG|Yesterday's Enterprise}}, ''okudagram'')
-For the {{y|2006}} "remastered" version of "The Devil in the Dark", a new, computer-generated version of Janus VI was created to replace the stock footage used in so many [[TOS]] episodes. New shots of the planet's surface were also created.
+== History ==
-The planet was named for [[Janos Prohaska]], who played the mother Horta. {{incite}}
+Janus VI was colonized by the [[United Federation of Planets]] over fifty years prior to [[2267]], with the underground [[Janus VI colony]]. The colony was a major producer of pergium for the Federation. Janus VI was [[geology|geologically]] inactive, and had no [[atmosphere]]. Though the planet was rich in mineral resources, reaching them was difficult with standard mining [[technology]]. Minerals present included [[gold]], [[pergium]], [[platinum]], [[sirium]], and [[uranium]].
+The Federation was unaware of the Horta until that year, when a new level was opened up and the miners inadvertently began destroying Horta [[egg]]s, causing the [[mother Horta]] to retaliate by sabotaging equipment and killing fifty colonists by the time she was stopped three months later.  Once it was realized that the Horta was a sapient creature, an agreement was created so the two sides could share the planet. ({{TOS|The Devil in the Dark}})
+In [[2269]], when attempting to understand the threat they faced on the [[Kalandan outpost]], after [[Captain]] [[James T. Kirk]] asked if the rocks could have life, [[Lieutenant]] [[Hikaru Sulu]] thought it possible that the captain was thinking back to his time on Janus VI and his experience with the Horta. [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Leonard McCoy]] disagreed with the captain arguing that the Horta registered as a lifeform and the [[medical tricorder]] wasn't picking up [[life sign]]s from the rocks. ({{TOS|That Which Survives}})
+In [[2328]], this was the destination for passengers traveling from [[Denkir Orbital City]] via commercial [[transport]]. Hilary Croner and Robert Levinson traveled on the {{SS|Kogin}}. ({{TNG-R|Inheritance}}, [[Commercial transport database|''okudagram'']])
+<gallery>
+File:The Explored Galaxy.jpg|The location of Janus VI on "The Explored Galaxy" star chart
+File:Benjamin Maxwells tactical monitor.jpg|The location of Janus VI on a tactical situation monitor
+</gallery>
+== Background information==
+For the {{y|2006}} "[[Star Trek: The Original Series#Remastered|remastered]]" version of "The Devil in the Dark", a new, computer-generated version of Janus VI was created to replace the stock footage used in so many [[TOS]] episodes. New shots of the planet's surface were also created.
+According to ''[[Star Trek Maps]]'' (page 26) Janus VI was a class-H planet. One of ten planets orbiting the moderate yellow star Janus. According to ''[[The Worlds of the Federation]]'' (page 110), Janus was a class-E planet known as Shaul by the Horta. According to ''[[Star Trek: Star Charts]]'' (page 23), Janus VI was classified as a [[Star Trek: Star Charts#Planetary classification|class-F planet]].
+== Apocrypha ==
+Janus VI was additionally mentioned in the ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'' [[Pocket Books]] [[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (Pocket)|novel]] ''[[Devil in the Sky]]'' and, in the [[IDW Publishing|IDW]] [[comics|comic]] ''[[A Matter of Perspective]]'', the ''Enterprise'' was ''en route'' to revisit the planet before being redirected for a [[distress call]] from a pleasure cruise.
+== External link ==
+* {{NCwiki}}
 [[cs:Janus VI]]