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An [[Earth]]-like '''planet''' was the home of a [[human]] [[colony]]. It was taken over by the [[Macra]], who forced the colonists to [[mine]] | An [[Earth]]-like '''planet''' was the home of a [[human]] [[colony]], lead by a [[Pilot (The Macra Terror)|Pilot]]. The planet was rocky, its foundation a type of [[salt]] that at depths generated [[gas]]es over the years. It orbited a single [[sun]] and had either one or two [[moon]]s. | ||
Centuries after its colonisation, the colony was taken over by the [[Macra]], who forced the colonists to [[mine]] the gas, deadly to humans but required by the Macra to breathe. The [[Second Doctor]] and his [[companion]]s visited the planet and reversed the in and out flows of gas, killing the Macra and freeing the colonists. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Macra Terror (TV story)|The Macra Terror]]'') | |||
Based on the [[Tenth Doctor]]'s claim that the Macra were the "[[Scourge of the Galaxy|scourge]]" of [[galaxy]] [[M87]], this planet may have been located in M87. ([[TV]]: ''[[Gridlock (TV story)|Gridlock]]'') | |||
== Behind the Scenes == | |||
The [[The Macra Terror (novelisation)|novelisation]] of ''The Macra Terror'' describes the planet having a single moon, while the animated reconstruction depicts two moons. | |||
[[Category:Planets]] | [[Category:Planets]] | ||
[[Category:Planets visited by the Second Doctor]] | [[Category:Planets visited by the Second Doctor]] | ||
[[Category:Planets with unknown names]] | [[Category:Planets with unknown names]] | ||
[[Category:Human colonies]] | [[Category:Human colonies]] | ||
