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Vulcan was a young [[volcano|volcanic]] world with fertile [[soil]] and no native [[life]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Power of the Daleks (novelisation)|The Power of the Daleks]]'') The length of its day was only about an [[hour]] shorter than Earth's, and its [[atmosphere]] was breathable by humans, with an oxygen density of 172, no radiation, and a temperature of 86 degrees [[Fahrenheit]] (30 degrees [[Celsius]]). Among the volcanic sand and ash were [[mercury swamp|pools]] of fuming [[mercury (element)|mercury]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Power of the Daleks (TV story)|The Power of the Daleks]]'') Vulcan's day was several hours shorter than [[Earth]]'s. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Power of the Daleks (novelisation)|The Power of the Daleks]]'') | Vulcan was a young [[volcano|volcanic]] world with fertile [[soil]] and no native [[life]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Power of the Daleks (novelisation)|The Power of the Daleks]]'') The length of its day was only about an [[hour]] shorter than Earth's, and its [[atmosphere]] was breathable by humans, with an oxygen density of 172, no radiation, and a temperature of 86 degrees [[Fahrenheit]] (30 degrees [[Celsius]]). Among the volcanic sand and ash were [[mercury swamp|pools]] of fuming [[mercury (element)|mercury]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Power of the Daleks (TV story)|The Power of the Daleks]]'') Vulcan's day was several hours shorter than [[Earth]]'s. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Power of the Daleks (novelisation)|The Power of the Daleks]]'') | ||
According to one account, Vulcan was the closest [[planet]] to [[ | According to one account, Vulcan was the closest [[planet]] to [[Sol]] in [[Earth]]'s [[solar system]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Invasion of the Daleks (comic story)|Invasion of the Daleks]]'') By another account, [[Mercury (planet)|Mercury]] was the first planet, ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Satanic Mill (audio story)|The Satanic Mill]]'') making Earth "Sol III", ([[TV]]: ''[[Voyage of the Damned (TV story)|Voyage of the Damned]]'') and Vulcan was either many [[parsec]]s from Earth, out on the frontier, ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Power of the Daleks (novelisation)|The Power of the Daleks]]'') or in the [[Museum of Things That Don't Exist]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Taking of Planet 5 (novel)|The Taking of Planet 5]]'') | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
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The [[Seventh Doctor]] and [[Elizabeth Klein]] visited the mercury swamps of Vulcan prior to their arrival on the [[Vrill]] colony. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Survival of the Fittest (audio story)|Survival of the Fittest]]'') | The [[Seventh Doctor]] and [[Elizabeth Klein]] visited the mercury swamps of Vulcan prior to their arrival on the [[Vrill]] colony. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Survival of the Fittest (audio story)|Survival of the Fittest]]'') | ||
When the [[Dalek]]s planned to invade Earth's solar system in [[2400]], Vulcan was on their map between the Sun and Mercury. The [[Golden Emperor]] worried that humans would soon have colonies on every planet of their solar system. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Invasion of the Daleks (comic story)|Invasion of the Daleks]]'') | When the [[Dalek]]s planned to invade Earth's solar system in [[2400]], Vulcan was on their map between the Sun and Mercury. The [[Dalek Prime|Golden Emperor]] worried that humans would soon have colonies on every planet of their solar system. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Invasion of the Daleks (comic story)|Invasion of the Daleks]]'') | ||
Vulcan appeared as an exhibit in the [[Museum of Things That Don't Exist]]. One sponsor of the museum believed Vulcan was invented by ''[[Star Trek]]''. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Taking of Planet 5 (novel)|The Taking of Planet 5]]'') [[Vulcan (Assimilation²)|Vulcan]] was the home planet of the [[Vulcan (species)|Vulcan]] species from the [[Federation universe]] ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Assimilation² (comic story)|Assimilation²]]'') and the fictional ''Star Trek'' series. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Slow Empire (novel)|The Slow Empire]]'') | Vulcan appeared as an exhibit in the [[Museum of Things That Don't Exist]]. One sponsor of the museum believed Vulcan was invented by ''[[Star Trek]]''. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Taking of Planet 5 (novel)|The Taking of Planet 5]]'') [[Vulcan (Assimilation²)|Vulcan]] was the home planet of the [[Vulcan (species)|Vulcan]] species from the [[Federation universe]] ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Assimilation² (comic story)|Assimilation²]]'') and the fictional ''Star Trek'' series. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Slow Empire (novel)|The Slow Empire]]'') | ||
When the [[Tenth Doctor]] was stranded without his [[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] in the [[41st century]], he bluffed to be an [[Earth Examiner]] returned from Vulcan to get answers from the personnel at a [[spaceport]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The House of Kingdom (audio story)|The House of Kingdom]]'') | |||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
