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[[Image:geodesic fold.jpg|thumb|A geodesic fold forming.]]
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A '''geodesic fold''' is a temporary gateway through space. They can be created by firing a [[geodesic pulse]], a [[verteron]] beam, into the [[magnetic field]] of a [[red giant]] [[star]]. As the geodesic fold opens, a corresponding fold will open in the magnetic field of another red giant, linking the two points. Communication transmissions cannot pass through a geodesic fold.
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A '''geodesic fold''' was a temporary gateway through [[space]], capable of bridging vast distances otherwise untraversable using conventional propulsion technology. Such a fold could be created by targeting the [[magnetic field]] of a [[red giant]] [[star]] with a [[verteron]] beam, causing a corresponding fold to open in the magnetic field of another red giant, providing a passageway between the two points. Although capable of providing a means by which great distances could be traversed, the high levels of [[geodesic radiation]] produced by such a fold would liquefy all organic matter, making the use of the phenomenon impractical for space travel.
   
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In [[2377]], the crew of a [[Ferengi]] [[Marauder class|Marauder]] attempted to use a geodesic fold to acquire valuable [[Borg]] [[nanoprobe]]s from [[Seven of Nine]], a crewmember on the {{USS|Voyager}}, by sending ''Voyager'' falsified information indicating that the crew could survive the trip. To do so, they intercepted a [[hologram]] of [[Reginald Barclay]], which Barclay originally intended to assist the ''Voyager'' crew, and reprogrammed it to manipulate the crew into generating a fold with which to return to the [[Alpha Quadrant]]. The Ferengi would then obtain the nanoprobes, which they intended to sell for six bars of [[latinum]] per unit.
Geodesic folds, however, emit high levels of [[geodesic radiation]], which standard [[Federation]] [[shields]] cannot withstand. Therefore, any ship attempting to pass through will have all organic tissue aboard liquefied.
 
   
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Taking position at a red giant in the Alpha Quadrant, the Ferengi initiated a [[geodesic pulse]] and opened the fold, causing a corresponding fold to open at a red giant in the [[Delta Quadrant]]. As the ''Voyager'' crew prepared to take the ship in, [[Lieutenant]] Barclay, posing as the hologram, contacted the Ferengi and convinced them that [[Captain]] [[Kathryn Janeway|Janeway]] had discovered a way to survive the geodesic radiation, but was intent on destroying their ship upon emerging from the fold. The Ferengi subsequently closed the fold, moments before ''Voyager'' could enter. ({{VOY|Inside Man}})
In [[2377]], [[DaiMon]] [[Nunk]] hatched a scheme to bring [[USS Voyager|USS ''Voyager'']] to the [[Alpha Quadrant]], so that he could sell [[Seven of Nine]]'s [[nanoprobe]]s. He intercepted the [[hologram]] of [[Reginald Barclay]] and programmed it to tell the ''Voyager'' crew that [[Starfleet]] had made advances in shields and [[radiogenic vaccine]]s that would allow them to pass safely through a geodesic fold.
 
   
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==See also==
From his [[Nunk's Marauder|marauder]], Nunk created a geodesic fold at a red giant, and another fold opened at [[red giant 23139]] in the [[Delta Quadrant]]. However, Barclay, posing as his hologram, was able to bluff Nunk into collapsing the fold before ''Voyager'' could pass through. ({{VOY|Inside Man}})
 
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Geodesic fold

A geodesic fold

A geodesic fold was a temporary gateway through space, capable of bridging vast distances otherwise untraversable using conventional propulsion technology. Such a fold could be created by targeting the magnetic field of a red giant star with a verteron beam, causing a corresponding fold to open in the magnetic field of another red giant, providing a passageway between the two points. Although capable of providing a means by which great distances could be traversed, the high levels of geodesic radiation produced by such a fold would liquefy all organic matter, making the use of the phenomenon impractical for space travel.

In 2377, the crew of a Ferengi Marauder attempted to use a geodesic fold to acquire valuable Borg nanoprobes from Seven of Nine, a crewmember on the USS Voyager, by sending Voyager falsified information indicating that the crew could survive the trip. To do so, they intercepted a hologram of Reginald Barclay, which Barclay originally intended to assist the Voyager crew, and reprogrammed it to manipulate the crew into generating a fold with which to return to the Alpha Quadrant. The Ferengi would then obtain the nanoprobes, which they intended to sell for six bars of latinum per unit.

Taking position at a red giant in the Alpha Quadrant, the Ferengi initiated a geodesic pulse and opened the fold, causing a corresponding fold to open at a red giant in the Delta Quadrant. As the Voyager crew prepared to take the ship in, Lieutenant Barclay, posing as the hologram, contacted the Ferengi and convinced them that Captain Janeway had discovered a way to survive the geodesic radiation, but was intent on destroying their ship upon emerging from the fold. The Ferengi subsequently closed the fold, moments before Voyager could enter. (VOY: "Inside Man")

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