- For similarly named articles, see Luna (disambiguation).
Luna was a Class D planetoid, and the single moon of the planet Earth in the Sol system. Commonly known simply as the moon for much of human history, Luna was colonized in the 21st century, and while the colloquial term fell out of favor during the era of interstellar travel, many Lunar-born humans still used the archaic name. (DS9: "Valiant")
Though humanity's first official landing on the moon was in 1969, Luna had been the site of extraterrestrial activity for far longer. The Vulcans, among others, had used the planetoid as a temporary base from which to observe the planet Earth prior to the 20th century. (TOS: "Tomorrow is Yesterday"; TOS novel: Star Trek: The Motion Picture; TOS novel: Prime Directive)
The first human colony on the moon was established circa 2039. The Lunar Colonies were mostly built within pressurized habitat domes, and outside those, there was low gravity and no atmosphere. The sun rose once a month, and the event, called lunar morning, was a special occasion for the colonists. (Star Trek: Star Charts; DS9: "The Valiant")
Having grown since the early days of colonization, by 2155 Luna had become a fully self-sustaining world in its own right. By 2373, there were over 50 million people living on the moon. Earth slang referred to the moon's inhabitants as "Lunar Schooners," and on a clear day a person standing on Earth could see the settlements of Tycho City, New Berlin and Lake Armstrong. (ENT: "Demons"; Star Trek: First Contact; DS9: "Valiant")
Locations[]
setttlements[]
- Alan B. Shepard Dome • Aldrin City • Armstrong City / Armstrong Center • Copernicus City • Farside • Luna City / Lunar One Colony / Lunaport • Lunasphere Artemis • New Berlin • New Chicago • Oceanview • Tycho City
institutions and buildings[]
- Aldrin City Archives Annex • Collins Amphitheatre • Copernicus Ship Yard • Disneymoon • Goddard Moonbase • Hadley Rill Hospital • HiBeam Energies Limited • Kashishowa Station • Lunar Base 3 • Lunar Hall of Justice • O'Hare Rocket Port • Tranquility Base • Tranquility Park • Tycho Starship Yards • University of Copernicus • University of Luna
geographical features[]
- Fra Mauro • Lake Armstrong • Mare Nubium (Sea of Clouds) • Mare Tranquillitatis (Sea of Tranquility) • Oceanus Procellarum (Ocean of Storms) • Tycho Crater
orbital facilities[]
- Lunaport
External links[]
- Luna article at Memory Alpha, the canon Star Trek wiki.
- Luna article at Memory Beta, the non-canon Star Trek wiki.
- Luna article at Star Trek Expanded Universe, the fanon and fanworks Star Trek wiki.