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[[File:plasma eddies.jpg|thumb|[[Enterprise (NX-01)|''Enterprise'']] heads towards a cluster of plasma eddies.]]
 
[[File:plasma eddies.jpg|thumb|[[Enterprise (NX-01)|''Enterprise'']] heads towards a cluster of plasma eddies.]]
A '''plasma eddy''' is a [[plasma]] construct found in a [[neutronic wavefront]] and capable of destroying vessels that run into them. Because plasma eddies go in the opposite direction of the wavefront's current, a ship riding out the storm must navigate carefully to avoid them.
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A '''plasma eddy''' is a destructive and energetic phenomenon that cand be found in [[neutronic storm]]s. Venturing too close to a plasma eddy can be extremely dangerous, and even lead to the destruction of one's ship.
   
In [[2152]], the [[Enterprise (NX-01)|NX-01 ''Enterprise'']] encountered a neutronic wavefront and, unable to outrun the storm, the [[starship]] had to ride it out while the crew took refuge on the [[catwalk]] in one of the ship's [[warp nacelle]]. From here, they set up a make-shift [[bridge|command center]] to allow the [[helmsman]] to navigate the storm while avoiding the plasma eddies.
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In [[2152]], while inside a neutronic storm, the [[Enterprise (NX-01)|''Enterprise'' NX-01]] set a course for a cluster of plasma eddies in an attempt to pursuade members of the [[Takret Militia]], who had taken control of ''Enterprise'', to leave the ship.({{ENT|The Catwalk}})
 
When ''Enterprise'' was boarded and the crew threatened by members of the [[Takret Militia]] while still within the wavefront, [[Captain]] [[Jonathan Archer|Archer]] had [[Ensign]] [[Travis Mayweather|Mayweather]] steer the ship towards a plasma eddy to scare the [[Takret]] officers into leaving. The tactic worked, and once the Takrit ship pulled off, Mayweather was able to maneuver ''Enterprise'' away from the plasma eddy and safely through the wavefront. ({{ENT|The Catwalk}})
 
 
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Revision as of 21:19, 18 May 2010

Plasma eddies

Enterprise heads towards a cluster of plasma eddies.

A plasma eddy is a destructive and energetic phenomenon that cand be found in neutronic storms. Venturing too close to a plasma eddy can be extremely dangerous, and even lead to the destruction of one's ship.

In 2152, while inside a neutronic storm, the Enterprise NX-01 set a course for a cluster of plasma eddies in an attempt to pursuade members of the Takret Militia, who had taken control of Enterprise, to leave the ship.(ENT: "The Catwalk")