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The '''Oort cloud''' was a | The '''Oort cloud''' was a [[cometary cloud]] on the edge of the [[Solar system]], filled with [[asteroid]]s in constant [[orbit]] around [[Sol]]. It was the point of origin of many of the solar system's [[comet]]s. Counting this cloud, the solar system extended to a distance of about 1 and a half [[light-year]]s or 40 billion [[mile]]s from the Sun. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[To the Slaughter (novel)|To the Slaughter]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Origins of the Cybermen (audio story)|Origins of the Cybermen]]'') | ||
==History== | |||
An alien probe searching for signs of life used it as a base of operations. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Murmurs of Earth (audio story)|Murmurs of Earth]]'') By the [[24th century]], it had become a navigational hazard. To fix that and improve the system's [[feng shui]], [[Robart Falsh]] and [[Aristotle Halcyon]] sold all the asteroids in the cloud to the [[Kilomon]]s, [[Draconian]]s and other alien races. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[To the Slaughter (novel)|To the Slaughter]]'') | |||
[[ | After the [[Dalek Time Squad]] had been defeated in the [[Dark Times]] with their ship falling apart in the [[Time Vortex]], ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Mutually Assured Destruction (audio story)|Mutually Assured Destruction]]'') a [[Dalek (The Last Message)|Dalek drone]] under their command found itself in the Oort cloud, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Last Message (short story)|The Last Message]]'') sometime before [[2985]] where it was found by the [[Starship Future]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Genetics of the Daleks (audio story)|Genetics of the Daleks]]'') | ||
[[The Other (Eternity Weeps)|The Other]] appeared in the Oort cloud. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Eternity Weeps (novel)|Eternity Weeps]]'') | |||
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Latest revision as of 16:12, 9 March 2023
The Oort cloud was a cometary cloud on the edge of the Solar system, filled with asteroids in constant orbit around Sol. It was the point of origin of many of the solar system's comets. Counting this cloud, the solar system extended to a distance of about 1 and a half light-years or 40 billion miles from the Sun. (PROSE: To the Slaughter, AUDIO: Origins of the Cybermen)
History[[edit] | [edit source]]
An alien probe searching for signs of life used it as a base of operations. (AUDIO: Murmurs of Earth) By the 24th century, it had become a navigational hazard. To fix that and improve the system's feng shui, Robart Falsh and Aristotle Halcyon sold all the asteroids in the cloud to the Kilomons, Draconians and other alien races. (PROSE: To the Slaughter)
After the Dalek Time Squad had been defeated in the Dark Times with their ship falling apart in the Time Vortex, (AUDIO: Mutually Assured Destruction) a Dalek drone under their command found itself in the Oort cloud, (PROSE: The Last Message) sometime before 2985 where it was found by the Starship Future. (AUDIO: Genetics of the Daleks)
The Other appeared in the Oort cloud. (PROSE: Eternity Weeps)
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