Moon
a.k.a.
- The Moon
- Luna? (outside of the series)
Summary
A planetoid, formerly a
satellite of the
planet
Earth,
but which broke away after a cataclysm^ known as
Breakaway.
It drifts almost completely uncontrolled through space,
sometimes falling into space warps
(including a severe one),
and otherwise appearing to travel vast stretches
(more in Details).
On, and dug into it, is a moderately large installation
named Moonbase Alpha
(sometimes called just Alpha),
and at least four nuclear waste disposal areas
commonly known simply as "Areas."
At the time of
Breakaway,
there were
311 Earth-born humans
living on or visiting Moonbase Alpha.
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Details
- The Moon mysteriously survived travel through a
Black Sun.
- The Moon went through a particularly violent Space Warp.
- Other, presumably less-severe, space warps were
mentioned at least once. (e.g. in
"The Metamorph" and
"The Taybor")
- It is not clear if the above all explain the Moon's travel,
reaching a variety of planets by unspecified means.
Fans have speculated on supplementary causes as well.
- In non-fictional science, some hypothoses or theories suggest
the Moon originally formed when a Mars-sized body struck the Earth,
billions of years ago.
The Moon formed from the molten "splashes" that blasted
out of both bodies from the collision.
- Its course was controlled by the Alphans at least once (in
"The Seance Spectre")
by exploding another of the
nuclear waste dumps.
This is presumably a finite ability,
and is very risky.
Alternates
- ATAP (Y1):
An alternate Moon visibly
diverged from main one.
They met up again soon after in episode,
around Earth (also an alternate?),
and re-merged.
Statements
- In real life, the discovery of larger deposits of
frozen water in a permanently shadowed crater near the
south pole was announced on 2009/11/13.
See Also