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The algae planet is an unnamed, habitable world possessing a debris ring, and oceans and seas on its surface. It orbits an unstable sun, and is located in close proximity to an intense, blinding, and highly radioactive star cluster.

After the fleet of surviving Colonial ships discovers its food stores are contaminated and sends out scouts to search for a new food source, Sharon "Athena" Agathon returns from her recon of the planet and confirms that edible, protein-rich algae grows there. The fleet makes the dangerous crossing of the star cluster, and sets up stations on the planet to harvest and process the algae ^{(TRS: "The Passage")}.

Two weeks later, as harvesting is wrapping up, Galen Tyrol is inexplicably drawn to a mysterious structure, the Temple of Five, which was built by the Thirteenth Tribe approximately four thousand years before. The Sacred Scrolls describe this as the location of the Eye of Jupiter, an artifact that can potentially point the way to the Thirteenth Tribe's destination, Earth. Shortly afterwards, a Cylon fleet appears over the planet, also seeking the Eye, leading to the Battle of the Algae Planet ^{(TRS: "The Eye of Jupiter")}.

As predicted by Felix Gaeta, the planet's unstable sun eventually goes nova. Before escaping the planet's surface, Tyrol realizes that the nova itself is the clue, leading the fleet to the location of a similar nova millennia earlier. Both fleets jump away just as the nova's shockwave consumes and obliterates the planet ^{(TRS: "Rapture")}.

After the battle, John Cavil questions Ellen Tigh about the events on the planet. Ellen confirms that the Final Five visited the planet on the way to the Twelve Colonies but they had nothing to do with the vision D'Anna Biers had of them while in the Temple of Five ^{(TRS: "Rapture")}.

Notes

Algae are simple aquatic organisms. Many are actually processed on the real-world Earth for use, among other things, as nutritional additives or foods.
The algae planet parallels New Caprica as an intermediate home on the journey to Earth and appears to be a much more hospitable environment for human life. Its suitability as a permanent home, though, is rendered moot by the status of its sun, coupled with the fact that, like Kobol, it offers no protection from the Cylons.
While there is no explanation outright given for Tyrol's ability to sense the Temple of Five while on the planet, its likely he was subconsciously guided there by his buried memories as he and the Final Five had visited the planet on their way to the Colonies.

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-An unnamed '''algae-bearing planet''' is the [[The Fleet (RDM)|Fleet's]] destination after its main food stores are contaminated and its population left in a starvation state.
+[[File:3x11 Fleet above Algae planet.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The Fleet above the algae planet.]]
+[[File:Algae planet base camp.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Colonial base camp on the surface.]]
-The planet has a debris ring, likely created from the disintegration of a small planetoid such as a moon or asteroid. The planet also appears to have seas or oceans based on its blue-green appearance.
+The '''algae planet''' is an unnamed, habitable world possessing a debris ring, and oceans and seas on its surface. It orbits an unstable sun, and is located in close proximity to an intense, blinding, and highly radioactive [[Passage (star cluster)|star cluster]].
-Little else is known about the planet except for the very large amount of edible, protein-rich algae that exists on the planet, as scouted by [[Sharon Agathon|Athena]].
+After the [[The Fleet (RDM)|fleet of surviving Colonial ships]] discovers its food stores are contaminated and sends out scouts to search for a new food source, {{callsign|Athena}} returns from her recon of the planet and confirms that edible, protein-rich algae grows there. The fleet makes the dangerous crossing of the star cluster, and sets up stations on the planet to harvest and process the algae {{TRS|The Passage}}.
-After the Fleet manages to bring almost all of its ships through an almost-unnavigable and deadly star cluster cloud, harvest of the algae and processing likely begins to resupply the Fleet ([[The Passage]]).
+Two weeks later, as harvesting is wrapping up, [[Galen Tyrol]] is inexplicably drawn to a mysterious structure, the [[Temple of Five]], which was built by the [[Thirteenth Tribe (RDM)|Thirteenth Tribe]] approximately four thousand years before. The [[Sacred Scrolls]] describe this as the location of the [[Eye of Jupiter]], an artifact that can potentially point the way to the Thirteenth Tribe's destination, [[Earth (RDM)|Earth]]. Shortly afterwards, a [[Cylons (RDM)|Cylon]] fleet appears over the planet, also seeking the Eye, leading to the [[Battle of the Algae Planet]] {{TRS|The Eye of Jupiter}}.
-The planet was actually settled on at one point by the [[Thirteenth Tribe]].  They built the [[The Temple of Five|Temple of Five]] on the planet and hid the artifact known as the "[[Eye of Jupiter]]" there.  The eye is said to point the way to the Thirteenth Tribe's destination, [[Earth]].
+As predicted by [[Felix Gaeta]], the planet's unstable sun eventually goes nova. Before escaping the planet's surface, Tyrol realizes that the nova itself is the clue, leading the fleet to the [[Ionian nebula|location of a similar nova millennia earlier]].  Both fleets jump away just as the nova's shockwave consumes and obliterates the planet {{TRS|Rapture}}.
-Shortly after [[Galen Tyrol|Chief Tyrol]] discovers the Temple of Five, the Cylons appear over the planet seeking the Eye.  A standoff ensues as [[William Adama|Admiral Adama]] threatens to bombard the planet with ''Galactica''’s remaining nuclear warheads if the Cylons try to go down and [[Number Three]] and [[Cavil]] threaten to destroy any craft that attempts to return to ''Galactica'' from the surface.
+After the battle, [[Number One|John Cavil]] questions [[Ellen Tigh]] about the events on the planet. Ellen confirms that the [[Final Five]] visited the planet on the way to the Twelve Colonies but they had nothing to do with the vision [[Number Three (Downloaded copy)|D'Anna Biers]] had of them while in the Temple of Five {{TRS|Rapture}}.
-It is later discovered that the planet is orbiting a star that is on the verge of going supernova.  Estimations from [[Felix Gaeta|Lt. Gaeta]] suggest the star is less than week away from exploding, possibly less than a day ([[The Eye of Jupiter]]).
+== Notes ==
-==Notes==
 *[[w:Algae|Algae]] are simple aquatic organisms. Many are actually processed on the real-world Earth for use, among other things, as nutritional additives or foods.
-*This planet, located within a star cluster, is the same one that [[Gaius Baltar]] and [[Number Three]] discern as the source of an artifact in determining the identities of the last five [[Cylon agent]]s, or a clue to Earth.<ref name="podcast">{{cite rdm podcast| episode =  The Passage| act = 1 | id =algaeplanet| timestamp = 00:09:11  | totalrunning = 00:45:25 }}</ref>
+*The algae planet parallels [[New Caprica]] as an intermediate home on the journey to Earth and appears to be a much more hospitable environment for human life. Its suitability as a permanent home, though, is rendered moot by the status of its sun, coupled with the fact that, like {{RDM|Kobol}}, it offers no protection from the Cylons.
+*While there is no explanation outright given for Tyrol's ability to sense the Temple of Five while on the planet, its likely he was subconsciously guided there by his buried memories as he and the [[Final Five]] had visited the planet on their way to the Colonies.
-== References ==
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+== See also ==
+*[[Battle of the Algae Planet]]
+*[[Temple of Five]]
+*[[Eye of Jupiter]]
+{{RDM Planets}}
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