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[[Image:Experiment_in_Terra.jpg|thumb|''Galactica'' in orbit of Terra.]] | |||
The planet '''Terra''' is home to the Terran [[Nationalists]] and the [[Eastern Alliance]]. The Eastern Alliance would have eliminated the Nationalists in a nuclear attack if not for the intervention of [[Apollo (TOS)|Apollo]] and ''[[Galactica (TOS)|Galactica]]''. Despite hopes that ''Galactica'' had finally reached its destination, it is revealed that Terra is not [[Earth (TOS)|Earth]] ([[Experiment in Terra (TOS)|Experiment in Terra]]). | |||
Colonists from Terra founded the [[Lunar Colonies]]. ''Galactica'' first encounters "[[Earthlings]]" when they discover a ship from the Lunar Colonies. The people aboard were attempting to flee the influence of the Eastern Alliance by travelling to [[Paradeen]] ([[Greetings from Earth]]). | |||
Colonists from Terra founded the [[Lunar Colonies]]. ''Galactica'' first encounters "[[Earthlings]]" when they discover a ship from the Lunar Colonies. The people aboard were attempting to flee the influence of the Eastern Alliance by | |||
==The Link to Earth== | ==The Link to Earth== | ||
In the episodes "Greetings | In the episodes "Greetings from Earth" and "Experiment in Terra" there are clues pointing to the people of Terra being descendants of the [[Thirteenth Tribe (TOS)|Thirteenth Tribe]]: | ||
*The names of Terrans are Earthling names (e.g. [[Michael]], [[Brenda Maxwell|Brenda]]), with a first and last name that is consistent with a great deal of Earth's cultures. | *The names of Terrans are Earthling names (e.g. [[Michael]], [[Brenda Maxwell|Brenda]]), with a first and last name that is consistent with a great deal of Earth's cultures. | ||
*Terra is Latin (and [[The Twelve Colonies | *Terra is Latin (and [[The Twelve Colonies (TOS)|Gemonese]]) for Earth. | ||
*The Terrans have never heard of [[centon]]s as the Terran Michael asks Apollo what a centon is. | *The Terrans have never heard of [[centon]]s as the Terran Michael asks Apollo what a centon is. | ||
*Shots of Terra in "Experiment in Terra" look conspicuously like Earth herself, notably the North American continent. | *Shots of Terra in "Experiment in Terra" look conspicuously like Earth herself, notably the North American continent. | ||
[[Category:A to Z]] | [[Category:A to Z]] | ||
[[Category:Planets]] | [[Category:Planets]] | ||
[[Category:Planets (TOS)]] | [[Category:Planets (TOS)]] | ||
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