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: ''For the pilot with the same callsign, see: [[Terra (pilot)]].''
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[[Image:Experiment_in_Terra.jpg|thumb|''Galactica'' in orbit of Terra.]]
[[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]]).
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 travelling to [[Paradeen]] {{OS|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 traveling to [[Paradeen]] {{OS|Greetings from Earth}}.


==The Link to 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 (TOS)|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]], [[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 (TOS)|Gemonese]]) for Earth.
*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.
*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.
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Revision as of 04:36, 4 January 2021


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 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[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.
  • Shots of Terra in "Experiment in Terra" look conspicuously like Earth herself, notably the North American continent.