Merak II

Merak II was the inhabited second planet of the Merak system, This Class M planet was the home of a warp-capable civilization. Plant life on this planet was the source of the oxygen in the atmosphere.

History

Prior to stardate 5818, Merak II was admitted as a member of the Federation.

In that year, the planet experienced a bacterial botanical plague. The plague was treated with a toxic ore, known as zenite, which was acquired by the USS Enterprise. (TOS: "The Cloud Minders")

In 2370, Quark falsely claimed that Elim Garak had ordered a sizing scanner from Merak II from the Ferengi. (DS9: "The Wire")

Stellar cartography

Merak II was located in a minor quadrant of the Alpha Quadrant and was approximately 80 light years from Sol. It was located less than three hours travel, at top warp speed, from Ardana.

Appendices

Background information

This planet was only mentioned in dialogue.

This planet's quadrant of origin was inferred based on the position of its star system as seen in the star chart appearing in the Star Trek: Picard episode "Maps and Legends".

In the script for "The Wire", Merak was listed in the pronunciation guide, where the term was pronounced as "MARE-ak". However, at StarTrek.com, Merak was pronounced as "MARE-ack". [1](X)

StarTrek.com classified Merak II as a M-class planet. [2](X)

Apocrypha

In FASA's The Federation RPG sourcebook, Merak II was the second planet in the Latis Cyrtiva system.

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