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'''Gravimetric shear''' is a type of [[gravimetric distortion]] and a force commonly associated with certain astronomical phenomena such as [[stellar cluster]]s and [[neutronic storm]]s, that can pose a threat to [[starship]]s. Shear is caused by localized, extreme differences in the [[gravitational coefficient]] that produce great stress on matter that crosses the point of localized difference.
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'''Gravimetric shear''', also known as "'''grav shear'''" or "'''spatial turbulence'''," is a type of [[gravimetric distortion]] and a force commonly associated with certain astronomical phenomena such as [[stellar cluster]]s and [[neutronic storm]]s, that can pose a threat to [[starship]]s. Shear is caused by localized, extreme differences in the [[gravitational coefficient]] that produces great stress on matter that crosses the point of localized difference.
   
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The [[Earth]] ship [[Enterprise (NX-01)|Enterprise]] encountered severe ''gravimetric shear'' in [[2152]] when it passed through a Class 5 neutron storm. In that storm the shear was greatest in the vicinity of central plasma eddies. ({{ENT|The Catwalk}})
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The {{EnterpriseNX}} encountered severe grav shear in [[2152]] when it passed through a Class 5 [[neutronic storm]]. ({{ENT|The Catwalk}})
   
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[[Protostar]] [[cluster]]s, such as the [[Argolis Cluster]], are generally regarded as impassible to spacecraft due to their intense gravimetric shear. In [[2374]], [[Captain]] [[Benjamin Sisko]] planned an attack on a [[Dominion]] [[sensor array]] through the Argolis Cluster. He was confident that [[Jadzia Dax]], having studied protostar clusters, would be able to navigate the [[USS Defiant (NX-74205)|USS ''Defiant'']] around the gravimetric shear. ({{DS9|Behind the Lines}})
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[[Protostar]] [[cluster]]s, such as the [[Argolis Cluster]], are generally regarded as impassible to spacecraft due to their intense gravimetric shear. In [[2374]], [[Captain]] [[Benjamin Sisko]] planned an attack on a [[Dominion]] [[sensor array]] through the Argolis Cluster. He was confident that [[Jadzia Dax]], having studied protostar clusters, would be able to navigate the {{USS|Defiant|2370}} around the gravimetric shear. ({{DS9|Behind the Lines}})
   
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In [[2375]], a [[class 2 shuttlecraft|class-2 shuttlecraft]] from the [[USS Voyager|USS ''Voyager'']] was caught in the gravimetric shear from a [[proto-nebula]], necessitating the evacuation of those aboard. ({{VOY|Drone}})
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In [[2375]], a [[class 2 shuttlecraft|class-2 shuttlecraft]] from the {{USS|Voyager}} was caught in the gravimetric shear from a [[proto-nebula]], necessitating the evacuation of those aboard. ({{VOY|Drone}})
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Later that year, the {{USS|Voyager}} experienced heavy gravimetric shear from a [[subspace sinkhole]], that had earlier swallowed one of its [[shuttlecraft]]. ({{VOY|Gravity}})
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* [[Graviton shear]]
   
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Later that year, the [[USS Voyager|USS ''Voyager'']] experienced heavy gravimetric shear from a [[subspace sinkhole]], that had earlier swallowed one of its [[shuttlecraft]]. ({{VOY|Gravity}})
  
 
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Revision as of 14:41, 30 January 2013

Gravimetric shear, also known as "grav shear" or "spatial turbulence," is a type of gravimetric distortion and a force commonly associated with certain astronomical phenomena such as stellar clusters and neutronic storms, that can pose a threat to starships. Shear is caused by localized, extreme differences in the gravitational coefficient that produces great stress on matter that crosses the point of localized difference.

The Enterprise NX-01 encountered severe grav shear in 2152 when it passed through a Class 5 neutronic storm. (ENT: "The Catwalk")

Protostar clusters, such as the Argolis Cluster, are generally regarded as impassible to spacecraft due to their intense gravimetric shear. In 2374, Captain Benjamin Sisko planned an attack on a Dominion sensor array through the Argolis Cluster. He was confident that Jadzia Dax, having studied protostar clusters, would be able to navigate the USS Defiant around the gravimetric shear. (DS9: "Behind the Lines")

In 2375, a class-2 shuttlecraft from the USS Voyager was caught in the gravimetric shear from a proto-nebula, necessitating the evacuation of those aboard. (VOY: "Drone")

Later that year, the USS Voyager experienced heavy gravimetric shear from a subspace sinkhole, that had earlier swallowed one of its shuttlecraft. (VOY: "Gravity")

See also

Gravimetrics
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