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| − | The '''Moneans''' are a humanoid, space faring species from the [[Delta Quadrant]] who were encountered by the [[USS Voyager|USS ''Voyager'']] in [[2375]]. Originally nomadic, they settled in an [[Monean waterworld|artificially coherent planetoid of water]]. |
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| + | The '''Moneans''' were a spacefaring [[humanoid]] species from the [[Delta Quadrant]]. Originally nomadic, in the [[21st century]] they discovered and settled on an artificially coherent [[planetoid]] of [[water]], which they termed [[the Waters]]. Their [[government]] was the [[Monean Maritime Sovereignty]]. |
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+ | Although they had built an industrial infrastructure and undersea dwellings, most Moneans still chose to live as their ancestors did, aboard ships. The Moneans possessed limited knowledge of the deep regions of their home, as their best research vessel could only dive 100 [[kilometer]]s while the Waters' center was 600 kilometers deep. Unfortunately, the ocean eventually began to lose [[containment field|containment]], at a rate that would have resulted in its complete dissipation by [[2380s|2380]]. |
| + | In [[2375]], the {{USS|Voyager}} encountered the Moneans. [[Tom Paris]], [[Seven of Nine]] and Monean [[scientist]] [[Riga]] embarked on an expedition on the ''[[Delta Flyer]]'' to investigate the containment loss. They discovered an ancient [[field reactor]] at the center of the ocean, and learned that the Moneans' [[oxygen refinery|oxygen refineries]] was increasing the ocean's density, forcing the reactor to divert [[energy]] from containment to its own [[structural integrity field]]. |
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| − | It is unclear whether this planetoid still exists, since it was already losing cohesion in 2375 because of the invasive [[oxygen]] mining of its inhabitants. Although [[Captain]] [[Kathryn Janeway|Janeway]] and the crew of ''Voyager'' provided the Moneans with the knowledge to preserve their world, it is doubtful whether they actually implemented the necessary changes in their industrial procedures. |
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| + | From their findings, Riga recommended that the Moneans immediately reduce their rate of [[oxygen]] extraction, while ''Voyager'' offered to share [[replicator|replication]] [[technology]] so they would no longer have to remove it from the water. However, the Monean bureaucracy was reluctant to make such sweeping changes. Riga and Paris, acting against orders, attempted to take matters into their own hands by destroying the oxygen refineries, but they were stopped by ''Voyager''. ({{VOY|Thirty Days}}) |
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| − | The truth about their planet's origin is only revealed when [[Tom Paris]] took the [[Delta Flyer]] to the ocean's depths and discovered an ancient reactor built by the original inhabitants of the planet, who created the ocean surface artificially with a [[containment field]]. ({{VOY|Thirty Days}}) |
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| − | An image of the Monean city was sometimes seen on the large [[astrometrics]] monitor aboard |
+ | An image of the Monean city was sometimes seen on the large [[astrometrics]] monitor aboard ''Voyager''. ({{VOY|The Voyager Conspiracy}}) |
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| + | * [[Burkus]] |
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| + | * [[Riga]] |
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Revision as of 09:17, 3 September 2012
Burkus, a Monean male.
A Monean starship emerging from the water.
The Moneans were a spacefaring humanoid species from the Delta Quadrant. Originally nomadic, in the 21st century they discovered and settled on an artificially coherent planetoid of water, which they termed the Waters. Their government was the Monean Maritime Sovereignty.
Although they had built an industrial infrastructure and undersea dwellings, most Moneans still chose to live as their ancestors did, aboard ships. The Moneans possessed limited knowledge of the deep regions of their home, as their best research vessel could only dive 100 kilometers while the Waters' center was 600 kilometers deep. Unfortunately, the ocean eventually began to lose containment, at a rate that would have resulted in its complete dissipation by 2380.
In 2375, the USS Voyager encountered the Moneans. Tom Paris, Seven of Nine and Monean scientist Riga embarked on an expedition on the Delta Flyer to investigate the containment loss. They discovered an ancient field reactor at the center of the ocean, and learned that the Moneans' oxygen refineries was increasing the ocean's density, forcing the reactor to divert energy from containment to its own structural integrity field.
From their findings, Riga recommended that the Moneans immediately reduce their rate of oxygen extraction, while Voyager offered to share replication technology so they would no longer have to remove it from the water. However, the Monean bureaucracy was reluctant to make such sweeping changes. Riga and Paris, acting against orders, attempted to take matters into their own hands by destroying the oxygen refineries, but they were stopped by Voyager. (VOY: "Thirty Days")
An image of the Monean city was sometimes seen on the large astrometrics monitor aboard Voyager. (VOY: "The Voyager Conspiracy")
People
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- Unnamed