Mercury
Type:	Planet
Location:	Sol system Sector 001 Alpha Quadrant
Affiliation:	United Federation of Planets

Mercury (or Sol I) was the first planet of the Sol system.

History Edit

In 1969, the USS Enterprise passed Mercury as it attempted a slingshot effect around Sol in an effort at returning to 2267. When the Enterprise passed this innermost planet, the gravitational pull of the star increased. (TOS: "Tomorrow is Yesterday")

In 2254, Mercury was seen on a map depicting the inner Sol system. This map was scanned by the Talosians. (TOS: "The Cage")

Three years later, Mercury was seen on a chart depicting the Sol system. This map was scanned by Nomad. (TOS: "The Changeling")

Mercury was featured in an amusing story a holographic Doctor Stephen Hawking told his holographic poker partners Albert Einstein and Sir Isaac Newton and Data. He said that "in that frame of reference the perihelion of Mercury would have precessed in the opposite direction!" Albert Einstein found this "a great story"; Sir Isaac Newton, however, did not understand the joke. (TNG: "Descent")

In the The Adventures of Captain Proton holoprogram series, Mercury was controlled by Doctor Chaotica. When he tried to conquer Earth, he claimed that those who oppose him "will face a dire fate as slaves in the mines of Mercury." (VOY: "Bride of Chaotica!")

The location of Sol on "The Explored Galaxy" wall chart

The location of Sol on a star chart

Chart 14A: The Sol System

The location of Mercury

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External linksEdit

• Mercury (planet) at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
• Mercury (planet) at Wikipedia