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For information on the Earth of the Re-imagined Series, see Earth (RDM).

For information on the Earth of Galactica 1980, see Earth (1980).

Earth is the home of the lost Thirteenth Tribe in the Original Series.

The lost Thirteenth Tribe settles on the planet Earth, its settlers having departed long ago from Kobol after the same environmental cataclysm which caused the Exodus of the Twelve Tribes and made Kobol uninhabitable. As stated in the Book of the Word, the Thirteenth Tribe left opposite the other Twelve Tribes, the information of their destination residing in the tomb of the Ninth Lord of Kobol (Lost Planet of the Gods).

Transmissions from Earth -- the Apollo Moon Landing -- are picked up by Apollo in the Celestial chamber on an obsolete gamma frequency, although the copy of the transmission is destroyed in an attack on a Cylon basestar (The Hand of God).

Notes

Due to the discovery of several planets inhabited by humans of the Thirteenth Tribe, especially Terra and the Eastern Alliance, it may be assumed that Earth is very advanced in terms of technology, and could be more than a match for the Cylons.

These planets may be inhabited by humans left behind by the Thirteenth Tribe on the trek to Earth (if not migrated and forgotten members of other Colonial habitations), and as such give no real clue as to Earth's status. The transmission of the Apollo 11 landing (which, barring other non-Einsteinian means, would travel at light-speed) could be used to define the distance between the Fleet and Earth. However, the events of Galactica 1980 (set 30 years after the events in the Original Series) contradict this.

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 : ''For information on the Earth of the [[Battlestar Galactica (RDM)|Re-imagined Series]], see [[Earth (RDM)]].''
+: ''For information on the Earth of [[Galactica 1980]], see [[Earth (1980)]].''
-'''Earth''' is the home of the lost [[Thirteenth Tribe]] in both ''Battlestar Galactica''  sagas.
-== [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|In the Original Series]] ==
-[[Image:Apollo_11.jpg|thumb|Boomer analysing a Gamma frequency transmission (credit:Universal Studios/ABC)]]
-The lost Thirteenth Tribe settles on the planet Earth, its settlers having departed long ago from [[Kobol (TOS)|Kobol]] after the same environmental cataclysm which caused the [[Kobol (TOS)#Great_Exodus|Exodus]] of the Twelve Tribes and made Kobol uninhabitable.  As stated in the [[Book of the Word]], the [[Thirteenth Tribe (TOS)|Thirteenth Tribe]] left opposite the other [[The Twelve Colonies (TOS)|Twelve Tribes]], the information of their destination residing in the tomb of the [[Ninth Lord of Kobol]] ([[Lost Planet of the Gods]]).
+[[Image:Apollo_11.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Boomer analyzing a Gamma frequency transmission (credit:Universal Studios/ABC)]]
-Transmissions from Earth -- i.e. the [[Wikipedia:Project Apollo|Apollo Moon Landing]] -- were picked up by [[Apollo (TOS)|Captain Apollo]] in the [[Celestial chamber]] on an obsolete [[Gamma frequency]], though the copy of the transmission was destroyed in the attack on the [[basestar (TOS)|Cylon basestar]] ([[The Hand of God (TOS)|The Hand of God]]).
+'''Earth''' is the home of the lost [[Thirteenth Tribe (TOS)|Thirteenth Tribe]] in the [[Original Series]].
-Due to the discovery of several planets inhabited by Humans of the Thirteenth Tribe, especially Terra, and the Eastern Alliance, it must be assumed that Earth is very advanced in terms of technology, and may be more than a match for the [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylons]].
+The lost Thirteenth Tribe settles on the planet Earth, its settlers having departed long ago from [[Kobol (TOS)|Kobol]] after the same environmental cataclysm which caused the [[Kobol (TOS)#Great_Exodus|Exodus]] of the Twelve Tribes and made Kobol uninhabitable.  As stated in the [[Book of the Word]], the Thirteenth Tribe left opposite the other [[The Twelve Colonies (TOS)|Twelve Tribes]], the information of their destination residing in the tomb of the [[Ninth Lord of Kobol]] ([[Lost Planet of the Gods]]).
-However, due to budgetry constraints in the sequel to [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|Battlestar Galactica (1978)]], Earth in [[Battlestar Galactica (TOS)|the Original Series]] had to undergo a drastic change.
+Transmissions from Earth -- the [[Wikipedia:Project Apollo|Apollo Moon Landing]] -- are picked up by [[Apollo (TOS)|Apollo]] in the [[Celestial chamber]] on an obsolete [[gamma frequency]], although the copy of the transmission is destroyed in an attack on a Cylon [[basestar (TOS)|basestar]] ([[The Hand of God (TOS)|The Hand of God]]).
-== In ''[[Galactica 1980]]''==
+== Notes ==
-In ''[[Galactica 1980]]'', Earth was discovered, but, much to the dismay of Adama and the survivors, the humans on Earth were underdeveloped and would not be able to defend themselves from the [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylons]].<ref>Many fans of the Original Series feel that the events of "Galactica 1980" are apocryphal, despite the airing of this information, preferring to consider Earth as undiscovered as of the conclusion of the Original Series. Regardless of its popularity, Battlestar Wiki maintains its canonicity for purposes of this encyclopedia.</ref> The short-lived series primarily depicts the central character's adventures on Earth's surface, including its past through a means of time-travel.
+*Due to the discovery of several planets inhabited by humans of the Thirteenth Tribe, especially [[Terra]] and the [[Eastern Alliance]], it may be assumed that Earth is very advanced in terms of technology, and could be more than a match for the [[Cylons (TOS)|Cylons]].
-==References==
+*These planets may be inhabited by humans left behind by the Thirteenth Tribe on the trek to Earth (if not migrated and forgotten members of other Colonial habitations), and as such give no real clue as to Earth's status. The transmission of the Apollo 11 landing (which, barring other non-Einsteinian means, would travel at light-speed) could be used to define the distance between the Fleet and Earth. However, the events of ''[[Galactica 1980]]'' (set 30 years after the events in the Original Series) contradict this.
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