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==History== | ==History== | ||
===Human era=== | |||
Observing a temporary chronological disturbance based on a sudden instability in [[Sol]] in [[1639]] caused by [[the Eleven]]'s stolen [[stellar manipulator]], the [[Time Lord]]s noted Sol I among the first three planets in the solar system to be in immediate danger. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Satanic Mill (audio story)|The Satanic Mill]]'') | Observing a temporary chronological disturbance based on a sudden instability in [[Sol]] in [[1639]] caused by [[the Eleven]]'s stolen [[stellar manipulator]], the [[Time Lord]]s noted Sol I among the first three planets in the solar system to be in immediate danger. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Satanic Mill (audio story)|The Satanic Mill]]'') | ||
[[Human]]s set up the [[Sunwatcher]] on Mercury to monitor the [[Sun]]. Powered by three solar pylons, it was a domed base that moved on tracks with the orbit of Mercury so that the base was always located at the optimum temperature. Three [[month]]s after it was established, the base was staffed by five scientists. They encountered a native [[Mercurial (Mercury)|Mercurial]] who tried to warn the scientists of three "giants" that had attacked his people. At the same time, the [[Second Doctor]] arrived with [[Jamie McCrimmon]] and [[Zoe Heriot]] and, with his help, the Mercurials learned that the "giants" were the solar pylons. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Mercury (short story)|Mercury]]'') | [[Human]]s set up the [[Sunwatcher]] on Mercury to monitor the [[Sun]]. Powered by three solar pylons, it was a domed base that moved on tracks with the orbit of Mercury so that the base was always located at the optimum temperature. Three [[month]]s after it was established, the base was staffed by five scientists. They encountered a native [[Mercurial (Mercury)|Mercurial]] who tried to warn the scientists of three "giants" that had attacked his people. At the same time, the [[Second Doctor]] arrived with [[Jamie McCrimmon]] and [[Zoe Heriot]] and, with his help, the Mercurials learned that the "giants" were the solar pylons. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Mercury (short story)|Mercury]]'') | ||
At one point, Mercury was used as a waste dump, but its orbit was accidentally destabilised and it plunged into the sun. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[To the Slaughter]]'') The [[Eighth Doctor]] once claimed that Mercury had "very little atmosphere" after dumping a vampire on the planet. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Situation Vacant (audio story)|Situation Vacant]]'') | |||
===Later history=== | ===Later history=== | ||