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Terrarium

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Food
Coffee [1]
Coffee was served on the USS Enterprise while they searched for a way of rescuing Ortegas from the wormhole her shuttle had fallen into in 2261. [2]
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Little-bangs
Little Bang No. 82
The Class E Shuttle, Archimedes, fell through a wormhole and crash landed on a moon around a gas giant. Soon after the shuttle sank into the terrain and was destroyed by the gas giant which co-insided with the moon. [2]
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Planets
DITL Planet No. 1028
The shuttle approaches the gas giant. Out of control Ortegas manages to crash land on one of the moons. [2]
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Planets
DITL Planet No. 1028
A view of the gas giant from one of the huge number of moons. Unfortunately the moon's orbit around the planet caused it to pass through the outer atmosphere of the gas giant at regular intervals. [2]
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Recreation
Fishing [2]
Hanging Ortegas over the hole. [2]
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Recreation
Fishing [2]
Catching the creature. [2]
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Recreation
Gorn Game
A picture of the Gorn game. [2]
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Sci-tech
Force Fields - Gorn Force Field Generator [2]
A picture of the device in 2261. [2]
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Sci-tech
Water Condenser [2]
A picture of the device. [2]
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Sci-tech
Wormholes [3]
In 2261 the USS Enterprise investigated a peculiar area of uncharted space. What they found was a parsec of space "with gravity waves so odd, even Spock couldn't figure it out". When Ortegas used a shuttle to enter part of the region a wormhole was discovered. [2]
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Sci-tech
Wormholes [3]
Searching of their lost shuttle, the USS Enterprise approached the Workhole. [2]
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Sci-tech
Wormholes [3]
and lodged herself in the aperture. [2]
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Sci-tech
Wormholes [3]
Using her shields to both widen and stabilise the opening. The crew were, eventually, able to rescue Ortegas. The shuttle was, however, lost. [2]
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Ship internals
Class E Shuttle
A picture of the shuttle with the blast shields down. [2]
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Species
Metron [4]
A picture of a Metron in 2261. [2]
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References

# Series Season Source Comment
1 TOS 1 The Corbomite Maneuver
2 SNW 3 Terrarium
3 TNG 2 Where Silence Has Lease
4 TOS 1 Arena
Series : TOS Season 1
Episode : The Corbomite Maneuver
Series : SNW Season 3
Episode : Terrarium
Series : TNG Season 2
Episode : Where Silence Has Lease
Series : TOS Season 1
Episode : Arena


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