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A '''junk planet''' was a type of [[planet]] that was covered in [[Litter|garbage]] and scrap, often used deliberately to store [[Waste]]. | A '''junk planet''' was a type of [[planet]] that was covered in [[Litter|garbage]] and scrap, often used deliberately to store [[Waste]]. | ||
== | == Notable junk planets == | ||
The [[gas giant]] [[Belannia XXI]] was used as a waste dump. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Beltempest (novel)|Beltempest]]'') | The [[gas giant]] [[Belannia XXI]] was used as a waste dump. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Beltempest (novel)|Beltempest]]'') | ||
[[Endpoint]] was used as a dumping ground by the civilisations inhabiting its [[star system]]. This [[pollution|polluted]] its [[atmosphere]] and [[sea]], making them [[acid]]ic. After the system became caught in the crossfire of an [[interstellar war]] the survivors took refuge on Endpoint, using debris that fell onto the planet to create makeshift [[City|cities]] on [[Stilt|stilts]] above the sea. [[Hope (city)|Hope]], [[Triumph (city)|Triumph]] and [[Persistence]] were among these cities. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Hope (novel)|Hope]]'') | |||
The [[DC Mining Company]] once made a deal with the [[Traveller (Last Rites)|Travellers]] of [[Epajaenda]], allowing the company to use the planet's resources and eventually turn it into a [[Waste|dump]]. At the last moment, the company's founder [[Abraham Derris-Cuthbertson]] rescinded the dumping, honouring the terms of his contract with the Travellers. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Last Rites (short story)|Last Rites]]'') | The [[DC Mining Company]] once made a deal with the [[Traveller (Last Rites)|Travellers]] of [[Epajaenda]], allowing the company to use the planet's resources and eventually turn it into a [[Waste|dump]]. At the last moment, the company's founder [[Abraham Derris-Cuthbertson]] rescinded the dumping, honouring the terms of his contract with the Travellers. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Last Rites (short story)|Last Rites]]'') | ||
[[Grot]] was a [[junkyard]] [[planet]] where the [[Fourth Doctor]] once re-encountered [[Jetsam (Junk-Yard Demon)|Jetsam]] and [[Flotsam (Junk-Yard Demon)|Flotsam]] and helped them to stop gun-runner [[Joylove McShane]] from reactivating and taking control of a [[Trooper|troop]] of [[Cyberman (Mondas)|Cybermen]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Junk-Yard Demon (comic story)|Junk Yard Demon]]'') | |||
[[Kolkokron]] was a junk planet orbiting a dying [[star]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Time in Office (audio story)|Time in Office]]'') The [[Fifth Doctor]] and [[Tegan Jovanka]] left the [[Gravis]] there. ([[TV]]: ''[[Frontios (TV story)|Frontios]]'') | [[Kolkokron]] was a junk planet orbiting a dying [[star]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Time in Office (audio story)|Time in Office]]'') The [[Fifth Doctor]] and [[Tegan Jovanka]] left the [[Gravis]] there. ([[TV]]: ''[[Frontios (TV story)|Frontios]]'') | ||
Revision as of 08:03, 22 November 2022
A junk planet was a type of planet that was covered in garbage and scrap, often used deliberately to store Waste.
Notable junk planets
The gas giant Belannia XXI was used as a waste dump. (PROSE: Beltempest)
Endpoint was used as a dumping ground by the civilisations inhabiting its star system. This polluted its atmosphere and sea, making them acidic. After the system became caught in the crossfire of an interstellar war the survivors took refuge on Endpoint, using debris that fell onto the planet to create makeshift cities on stilts above the sea. Hope, Triumph and Persistence were among these cities. (PROSE: Hope)
The DC Mining Company once made a deal with the Travellers of Epajaenda, allowing the company to use the planet's resources and eventually turn it into a dump. At the last moment, the company's founder Abraham Derris-Cuthbertson rescinded the dumping, honouring the terms of his contract with the Travellers. (PROSE: Last Rites)
Grot was a junkyard planet where the Fourth Doctor once re-encountered Jetsam and Flotsam and helped them to stop gun-runner Joylove McShane from reactivating and taking control of a troop of Cybermen. (COMIC: Junk Yard Demon)
Kolkokron was a junk planet orbiting a dying star. (AUDIO: Time in Office) The Fifth Doctor and Tegan Jovanka left the Gravis there. (TV: Frontios)
Seffilun 27 and Seffilun 59 were both junk planets located within a junk galaxy. (TV: The Tsuranga Conundrum)
