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The Inner Light

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1368
 [1] The civilization on the planet Kataan is destroyed when their star goes nova. They attempt to preserve knowledge of their culture by launching a space probe which can download memories into the brain of anybody it encounters. The probe will be discovered by the USS Enterprise-D in 2368 and successfully cause Captain Picard to experience decades of living on Kataan within a few minutes. [1]
  Species :  Kataanians
2368
The Enterprise-D encounters the Kataanian probe which has been drifting through space for the last thousand years. The probe implants into Captain Picard memories covering a lifetime as a Kataanian citizen, in an attempt to preserve knowledge of their way of life. [2]
  People :  Jean-Luc Picard
  Species :  Kataanians


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References

# Series Season Source Comment
1 TNG 5 The Inner Light Data noted that the star had gone nova a thousand years before
2 TNG 5 The Inner Light
Series : TNG Season 5
Episode : The Inner Light
Comment : Data noted that the star had gone nova a thousand years before
Series : TNG Season 5
Episode : The Inner Light


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