Earth (TOS)

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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).

Boomer analyzing a Gamma frequency transmission (credit:Universal Studios/ABC)

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.

• However these planets could be inhabited by humans left behind on the trek to Earth, and give no real clue as to Earth's status. Given that the Apollo transmission would be traveling at lightspeed Galactica must be at least nine lightyears from Earth (if set in 1978) or possibly far further out depending on how old the transmission was and when the show is set.