The Kalandan outpost was an unnamed artificial planet located in Quadrant 1, in the galaxy's Alpha or Beta Quadrants. (ST reference: Star Trek Maps)
History and specifics[]
The planet was created by the Kalandans circa 8000 BC out of a diburnium-osmium alloy. Its size was approximately that of Luna, but its mass and atmosphere were similar to Earth's.
A Kalandan base was established on the planet until the personnel were wiped out by a sporophyte virus they had accidentally created. Losira, the last survivor, recorded a message for her people explaining what had happened.
In 2268, the Federation starship USS Enterprise discovered the planet and a landing party consisting of Captain James T. Kirk, Leonard McCoy, Hikaru Sulu and Robert D'Amato was sent to the surface. A replica of Losira killed D'Amato and almost killed the others before being deactivated. (TOS episode: "That Which Survives")
Shortly afterwards, the Enterprise was contacted by the crew of a Petraw ship, who masqueraded as Kalandans returning to claim their lost outpost. The crews of both vessels explored the outpost and studied its interstellar transporter. Luz, a Petraw crewmember, used the gateway to transport herself Petraw homeworld, with Kirk following after her. To prevent the technology from falling into Klingon hands, Spock destroyed the control room with a phaser set to overload. (TOS - Gateways novel: One Small Step)
The artificially-created world was the first and only planet orbiting an average-sized G type yellow star. Treaty boundary quadrant 1 star charts placed it in the general vicinity of Gamma Vertis, Gorla, and UFC 257704. (ST reference: Star Trek Maps)
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- ST reference: Star Trek Maps
- ST reference: Star Trek Chronology
- ST reference: Star Trek Encyclopedia
- Fact Files Issue 77: "File 4, Card 12: The Kalandan Outpost"
- TLE novel: The Sundered
- TOS - Gateways novel: Doors Into Chaos
- TOS - Crucible novel: Provenance of Shadows
- TOS novel: That Which Divides
- Adventures RPG module: Core Rulebook
External link[]
- Kalandan outpost article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.