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|name = Calufrax | |name = Calufrax | ||
|image =Calufrax.jpg | |image =Calufrax inside Zanak.jpg | ||
|aka = | |aka = | ||
|type = [[Planet]] | |type = [[Planet]] | ||
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As a planet it was rich in [[voolium]] and [[madranite one-five]], and the only place where they were known to naturally occur. This drew it to the attention of the crew of the pirate planet [[Zanak]] who needed the crystals to subdue the psychic [[Mentiad]]s. However, [[Fibuli]] noted that it was "in an unexpected sector", and was hesitant in recommending the planet to [[the Captain]], saying there was something "rather curious" about it. | As a planet it was rich in [[voolium]] and [[madranite one-five]], and the only place where they were known to naturally occur. This drew it to the attention of the crew of the pirate planet [[Zanak]] who needed the crystals to subdue the psychic [[Mentiad]]s. However, [[Fibuli]] noted that it was "in an unexpected sector", and was hesitant in recommending the planet to [[the Captain]], saying there was something "rather curious" about it. | ||
It was the last world captured by [[Zanak]] and reduced to a trophy the size of a football. Its metricized structure, having a variable atomic weight, betrayed its origin as not a natural planet, but the second segment of the [[Key to Time]]. It was recovered by the [[Fourth Doctor]] and [[Romana I]]. | It was the last world captured by [[Zanak]] and reduced to a trophy the size of a football. Its metricized structure, having a variable atomic weight, betrayed its origin as not a natural planet, but the second segment of the [[Key to Time]]. It was recovered by the [[Fourth Doctor]] and [[Romana I]]. | ||
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== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
Calufrax and the other carefully balanced planets inspired the Daleks' use of missing planets to transport the Earth in ''[[The Stolen Earth (TV story)|The Stolen Earth]]'' and ''[[Journey's End (TV story)|Journey's End]]'', one of which was named [[Callufrax Minor]] seemingly in reference to the planet. | Calufrax and the other carefully balanced planets inspired the Daleks' use of missing planets to transport the Earth in ''[[The Stolen Earth (TV story)|The Stolen Earth]]'' and ''[[Journey's End (TV story)|Journey's End]]'', one of which was named [[Callufrax Minor]] seemingly in reference to the planet. | ||
[[fr:Calufrax]] | [[fr:Calufrax]] | ||
