The Mutara Nebula was an interstellar dust cloud located in the Mutara sector. (TOS movie: Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan)
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The nebula contains high levels of static discharge and comprises largely of ionized gases. The combined effect of this makes a starship's sensors highly unreliable and shields inoperable when inside.
In the year 2285, it was the site of the horrific Battle of the Mutara Nebula. The battle ended when Khan Noonien Singh detonated the experimental Genesis Device inside the nebula, causing matter within it to re-form into the Genesis Planet. (TOS movie: Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan; WizKids module: Attack Wing)
The nebula classification, Mutara class, was named after this nebula, and its properties were used as the model for this class. (VOY episode: "One")
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Gamma Orionis sector block | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bellatrix sector | Bellatrix • Mutara Nebula • Vorn | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cestus sector | Cestus system (Cestus III) • Hotep system | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Galdonterre sector | Alini system • Galdonterre system (Galdonterre) • Kessik system • Sibiran system | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mutara sector | Ceti Alpha system • Mutara Nebula (Mutara system) • Noro system • Scalos system • TRD0720 system • Quadra Sigma system |
External link[]
- Mutara Nebula article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.