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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 (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).

The Link to Earth[edit]

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.

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 [[Image:Experiment_in_Terra.jpg|thumb|''Galactica'' in orbit of Terra.]]
-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]]).
+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]].  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]]).
+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]]).
 ==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 [[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.
-The names of Terrans are Earthling names (e.g. [[Michael]], [[Brenda]]), with a first and last name that is consistant with a great deal of [[Earth (TOS)|Earth]]'s cultures.
+*Terra is Latin (and [[The Twelve Colonies (TOS)|Gemonese]]) for Earth.
+*The Terrans have never heard of [[centon|centons]] as the Terran Michael asks Apollo what a centon is.
-[[Terra]] is Latin (and [[The Twelve Colonies (TOS)|Gemonese]]) for [[Earth (TOS)|Earth]].
-The Terrans have never heard of [[centon|centons]] as the Terran Michael asks [[Apollo (TOS)|Apollo]] what a centon is.
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