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'''Vulcan''' was a [[planet]] that was an exhibit in the [[Museum of Things That Don't Exist]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Taking of Planet 5]]'')
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'''Vulcan''' was a [[planet]] which supported a [[human]] colony.
 
== Overview ==
Vulcan was roughly twelve [[parsec]]s away from any other colony. The atmosphere was breathable by humans. It had very little [[radiation]] and the average temperature was 30 degrees Celsius (86 degrees F). It was a young, volcanic world, with nutrient-rich soil, but with no native life. It had [[mercury swamp|pools]] of fuming [[mercury (element)|mercury]]. Vulcan's day was several hours shorter than [[Earth]]'s.
 
== History ==
Vulcan was colonised after humans discovered the mineral riches of the planet. The planet was owned and the mining operations were funded by the [[Interplanetary Mining Corporation]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Power of the Daleks (novelisation)|The Power of the Daleks]]'') It was the third such colony. The human colony was almost taken over by [[Dalek]]s, who had been found in a crashed spacecraft underground and then reactivated by a scientist called [[Lesterson]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Power of the Daleks (TV story)|The Power of the Daleks]]'')
 
The Daleks that survived this encounter with the Doctor were classified as insane and were sent to the "intensive care" section of the [[Dalek Asylum]]. These Daleks were later destroyed when the [[Parliament of the Daleks|Dalek Parliament]] blew up the planet. ([[TV]]: ''[[Asylum of the Daleks (TV story)|Asylum of the Daleks]]'')
 
The [[Seventh Doctor]] and [[Elizabeth Klein]] visited the mercury swamps of Vulcan prior to their arrival on the [[Vrill]] colony. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Survival of the Fittest (audio story)|Survival of the Fittest]]'')


== Behind the scenes ==
== Behind the scenes ==
* Scientists of the 19th and 20th centuries hypothesised the existence of a [[planet]] between the orbit of [[Mercury (planet)|Mercury]] and [[Sol]], and sometimes referred to that planet as Vulcan. This {{w|Vulcan (hypothetical planet)|theory}} has since been discredited. ''[[The Taking of Planet 5 (novel)|The Taking of Planet 5]]'' makes reference to this.
* Scientists of the [[19th century|19th]] and [[20th century|20th centuries]] hypothesised the existence of a [[planet]] between the orbit of [[Mercury (planet)|Mercury]] and [[Sol]], and sometimes referred to that planet as Vulcan. This theory has since been discredited. The Vulcan in ''[[The Taking of Planet 5]]'' is a reference to this.
* The ''[[Star Trek]]'' character [[Spock]] came from the fictional planet {{w|Vulcan (Star Trek planet)|Vulcan}}. ''Star Trek'' only just beat ''Doctor Who'' in introducing the concept of an alien world called Vulcan by a few weeks, as it debuted not quite two months before ''The Power of the Daleks'' aired. Both shows seem to have selected the name independently.


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Revision as of 05:40, 19 July 2015

Vulcan (planet)
You may be looking for the human colony or the species from the Federation universe.

Vulcan was a planet that was an exhibit in the Museum of Things That Don't Exist. (PROSE: The Taking of Planet 5)

Behind the scenes

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