Vulcan (Star Trek planet)

In the fictional Star Trek universe, Vulcan, or Vulcanis, is a reddish Minshara-Class planet orbiting the star 40 Eridani A, 16 light years from Earth.

Much of its surface consists of deserts and mountain ranges, and large areas are set aside as wilderness preserves. It is much hotter than Earth and its atmosphere is thinner; as a result, humans tend to tire out more quickly. Zones of habitation are divided into provinces. Vulcan has no moon.

The planet is thought to have been settled by colonists from Sargon's planet in approximately 500,000 B.C.E. Their descendants became known as the Vulcan race.

Locations

• Fire Plains of Raal
• Gol (ancient city destroyed before the Great Awakening)
• Mount Seleya
• ShirKahr
• ShirKahr Academy
• T'Karath Sanctuary
• Temple of Amonak
• Vulcan's Forge (often abbreviated as 'The Forge')
• Vulcan Science Academy
• Vulcana Regar

Mount Seleya, the Forge, and the capital city are in walking distance of each other.

Native Lifeforms

• favinit (similar to an orchid)
• sehlat (described as a teddy bear with fangs)
• Vulcan mollusks
• Vulcan sandworms

Trivia

• According to the semi-canon book Star Trek Star Charts , Vulcan's population in the 2370s is 4.9 billion.

• In the original release of Star Trek: The Motion Picture, a scene on Vulcan showed several moons, contradicting a statement made by Spock to Uhura in Star Trek: The Original Series. In the 2001 Special Edition, this was corrected.

• Early references to the planet in novels and other background material created for Star Trek: The Original Series gave the planet's name as Vulcanis and its inhabitants were called Vulcanians.

• Star Trek fanon placed the planet around either Epsilon Eridani or 40 Eridani. The Star Trek: Enterprise episode "Home" set the distance between Vulcan and Earth at 16 light years, making 40 Eridani the correct location. 40 Eridani A is confirmed to be Vulcan's home star in the authorized Star Trek book Star Trek: Star Charts (Pocket Books, 2002).

See Also:

• Vulcan (planet)
• Gene Roddenberry and 3 astronomers propose Vulcan as 40 Eridani