Changes: Gothos

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Gothos was an artificial planet constructed by the puckish entity Trelane sometime around 2266. Trelane manufactured the world, and various artifacts on it, for the purpose of interacting with individuals kidnapped from the USS Enterprise. Gothos was an iron-silica body located approximately 900 light-years from Earth in Quadrant 904.

The normal surface of the planet had no detectable soil or vegetation, an extremely hot, toxic atmosphere swept by tornadic storms, and continuous volcanic action -- deadly to terrestrial and most other sorts of life without oxygen and life support. Beaming down, a landing party consisting of Leonard H. McCoy, Karl Jaeger, and DeSalle discovered an oasis-like conditions -- flourishing vegetation, standard Earth atmosphere, and a large castle-like structure, all manufactured by Trelane.

Although most of Trelane's tricks were accomplished with the help of his mirror machine, Spock theorized that the local conditions were maintained by a different machine -- a machine too large to fit within Trelane's home. Evidently, this was true, since the atmospheric conditions persisted after Kirk destroyed the mirror machine.

Trelane was able to move Gothos at speeds fast enough to outpace the Enterprise's flight. The method used to accomplish this was not revealed, but the planet was sufficiently manueverable to thwart standard evasive tactics. (TOS: "The Squire of Gothos")

According to the Star Trek: Star Charts, Gothos was an example of an A-Class planet.

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-'''Gothos''' was an artificial [[Star Trek: Star Charts|A-class]] [[planet]] constructed by the puckish entity [[Trelane]] sometime around [[2266]].  Trelane manufactured the world, and various artifacts on it, for the purpose of interacting with individuals kidnapped from the [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)|USS ''Enterprise'']].  Gothos was an [[iron]]-silica body located approximately 900 [[light-year]]s from [[Earth]] in [[Quadrant 904]].
+'''Gothos''' was an artificial [[planet]] constructed by the puckish entity [[Trelane]] sometime around [[2266]].  Trelane manufactured the world, and various artifacts on it, for the purpose of interacting with individuals kidnapped from the [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701)|USS ''Enterprise'']].  Gothos was an [[iron]]-silica body located approximately 900 [[light-year]]s from [[Earth]] in [[Quadrant 904]].
-The normal surface of the planet had no detectable soil or vegetation, an extremely hot, toxic atmosphere swept by [[tornado|tornadic storm]]s, and continuous volcanic action -- deadly to terrestrial and most other sorts of life without [[oxygen]] and [[life support]].  Beaming down, a [[landing party]] consisting of [[Leonard H. McCoy]], [[Karl Jaeger]], and [[DeSalle]] discovered an oasis-like conditions -- flourishing vegetation, standard Earth atmosphere, and a large castle-like structure, all manufactured by Trelane.
+The normal surface of the planet had no detectable soil or vegetation, an extremely hot, toxic [[atmosphere]] swept by [[tornado|tornadic storm]]s, and continuous volcanic action -- deadly to terrestrial and most other sorts of life without [[oxygen]] and [[life support]].  Beaming down, a [[landing party]] consisting of [[Leonard H. McCoy]], [[Karl Jaeger]], and [[DeSalle]] discovered an oasis-like conditions -- flourishing vegetation, standard [[Earth]] atmosphere, and a large castle-like structure, all manufactured by Trelane.
 Although most of Trelane's tricks were accomplished with the help of his [[mirror machine]], [[Spock]] theorized that the local conditions were maintained by a different machine -- a machine too large to fit within Trelane's home.  Evidently, this was true, since the atmospheric conditions persisted after [[James T. Kirk|Kirk]] destroyed the mirror machine.
 Trelane was able to move Gothos at speeds fast enough to outpace the ''Enterprise<nowiki>'</nowiki>s'' flight.  The method used to accomplish this was not revealed, but the planet was sufficiently manueverable to thwart standard evasive tactics. ([[TOS]]: "[[The Squire of Gothos]]")
+:''According to the [[Star Trek: Star Charts]], Gothos was an example of an A-Class planet.''
 [[Category:Planets]]