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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 and Galactica. Despite hopes that Galactica had finally reached its destination, it is revealed that Terra is not Earth ^{(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 traveling to Paradeen ^{(TOS: "Greetings From Earth")}.

The Link to Earth

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:

The names of Terrans are Earthling names (e.g. Michael, Brenda), with a first and last name that is consistent with a great deal of Earth's cultures.
Terra is Latin (and Gemonese) for Earth.
The Terrans have never heard of centons 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.

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-[[Image:Experiment_in_Terra.jpg|thumb|''Galactica'' in orbit of Terra.]]
+{{disline|For the pilot with the same callsign, see: [[Terra (pilot)]].}}
-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 the [[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]].  The ''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]]).
+[[File: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 ''{{TOS|Galactica}}''.  Despite hopes that ''Galactica'' had finally reached its destination, it is revealed that Terra is not {{TOS|Earth}} {{OS|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 traveling to [[Paradeen]] {{OS|Greetings From Earth}}.
 ==The Link to Earth==
-In the episodes [[Greetings from Earth]] and [[Experiment in Terra]] there are clues pointing to the people of [[Terra]] being descendents of the [[Thirteenth Tribe]]:
+In the episodes "Greetings From Earth" and "Experiment in Terra" there are clues pointing to the people of Terra being descendants of the {{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, Barbara), with a first and last name that is consistant with a great deal of [[Earth]]'s cultures.
+*Terra is Latin (and [[The Twelve Colonies of Man#Gemoni|Gemonese]]) for Earth.
+*The Terrans have never heard of [[centon]]s as the Terran Michael asks Apollo what a centon is.
-[[Terra]] is Latin (and [[The Twelve Colonies (TOS)|Gemonese]]) for [[Earth (TOS)|Earth]].
+*Shots of Terra in "Experiment in Terra" look conspicuously like Earth herself, notably the North American continent.
-The Terrans have never heard of [[Units of Time (TOS)|centons]] as the Terran Michael asks [[Apollo (TOS)|Apollo]] what a centon is.
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