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A bridge over liquid water.

RuraPentheMineComplex2152 — Frozen water

Water, a liquid between 273 and 373 K, is the simple combination of two parts hydrogen and one part oxygen (H₂O). Probably the most common liquid in the Milky Way Galaxy, water is crucial to the survival of most carbon-based lifeforms. It has some unique qualities, such as an unusually high boiling point (100° C), cohesion and adhesion. This is largly attributed to the special hydrogen bonds between water molecules. Frozen water is known as ice or snow, and water that is in solution with salt is known as saline.

Water is a standard part of all Starfleet emergency rations packs. In 2367, Captain Picard and Ensign Crusher were stranded without water after crash-landing on Lambda Paz, a desert-like moon of Pentarus V, since their shuttle pilot Dirgo never found time to pack water in the emergency supplies. (TNG: Final Mission)

Kataan was experiencing a constant draught towards the end of the planet's lifetime as its sun was rapidly approaching a nova. Water on the planet had to be rationed and it was considered to construct atmospheric condensers that could reclaim evaporating water from the air. (TNG: "The Inner Light")

The water packs are also useful for surviving desert conditions, such as on Tyree, which Benjamin Sisko visited in 2375, searching for the Orb of the Emissary. (DS9: "Shadows and Symbols")

In some regions of the Delta Quadrant, water is scarce and a valued commodity, traded amongst species such as the Kazon and Talaxians. In 2371, Captain Kathryn Janeway used water to bribe Kazon maje Jabin for information concerning the Ocampa. (VOY: "Caretaker")

In gravitically unstable regions of space (such as the gravitational event horizon of a collapsing planet or star), water can form into long chains of polywater.

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-'''Water''', a [[liquid]] between 273 and 373 [[Kelvin|K]], is the simple combination of two parts [[hydrogen]] and one part [[oxygen]] (H<sub>2</sub>O). Probably the most common [[liquid]] in the [[Milky Way Galaxy]], water is crucial to the survival of most [[carbon]]-based [[lifeform]]s. It has some unique qualities, such as an unusually high boiling point (100° C), cohesion and adhesion.  This is largly attributed to the special hydrogen bonds between water [[molecule]]s. Frozen water is known as [[ice]] or [[snow]].
+'''Water''', a [[liquid]] between 273 and 373 [[Kelvin|K]], is the simple combination of two parts [[hydrogen]] and one part [[oxygen]] (H<sub>2</sub>O). Probably the most common [[liquid]] in the [[Milky Way Galaxy]], water is crucial to the survival of most [[carbon]]-based [[lifeform]]s. It has some unique qualities, such as an unusually high boiling point (100° C), cohesion and adhesion.  This is largly attributed to the special hydrogen bonds between water [[molecule]]s. Frozen water is known as [[ice]] or [[snow]], and water that is in solution with [[salt]] is known as [[saline]].
 Water is a standard part of all [[Starfleet]] [[emergency rations]] packs.  In [[2367]], [[Captain]] [[Jean-Luc Picard|Picard]] and [[Ensign]] [[Wesley Crusher|Crusher]] were stranded without water after crash-landing on [[Lambda Paz]], a desert-like [[moon]] of [[Pentarus V]], since their [[shuttle]] pilot [[Dirgo]] never found time to pack water in the emergency supplies.  ([[TNG]]: [[Final Mission]])

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Aquatic lifeform types

Sentient aquatic species

Alien water drinks

Bodies of water

Art about water

See also